🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
うみーん【埋みーん】 : umiin | define meaning
umiin
Pronunciation: [ʔumiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To bury; to cover
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese うめる【埋める】 umeru "to bury" and its variant うずめる uzumeru.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 埋みーん |
| Kana | うみーん |
| Romanization | umiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔumiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
umiyun, umiin |
umitan |
umiran |
umirantan |
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ATT |
umiyuru, umiiru |
umitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
umitoon |
umitootan |
umiteewuran |
umiteewurantan |
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ATT |
umitooru |
umitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
umirasun |
umirachan |
umirasan |
umirasantan |
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ATT |
umirasuru |
umiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
umirariyun, |
umiraritan, |
umirariran, |
umirarirantan, |
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ATT |
umirariyuru, |
umiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
umirasariyun, |
umirasaritan |
umirasariran |
umirasarirantan |
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ATT |
umirasariyuru, |
umirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
umiteen |
umiteetan |
umiteeneen |
umiteeneentan |
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ATT |
umiteeru |
umiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
umitoochun |
umitoochan |
umiteeukan |
umiteeukantan |
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ATT |
umitoochuru |
umitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
umir- |
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Dictionary |
umiyun, umiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
umiyuru, umiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
umiyu-, umii- |
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Adverbial |
umii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
umira |
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Conjunctive |
umiti |
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Representative |
umitai |
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Imperative |
umiri, |
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Conditional |
umiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
umiyuru haji, umiiru haji |
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So as to... |
umiyuru gutu, umiiru gutu |
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Before... |
umiyuru mee, umiiru mee |
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While... |
umiyuru qweeda, umiyuru-qweema, umiiru qweeda, umiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
umiyuru tami ni, umiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
umiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
umiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
umiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
umiti-n |
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After... |
umiti-kara |
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After... |
umiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
umii-busan |
umii-busantan |
umii-bushikoo neen, umii-bushikoo neeran |
umii-bushikoo neentan, umii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
umii-busaru |
umii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
umii-yassan |
umii-yassantan |
umii-yashikoo neen, umii-yashikoo neeran |
umii-yashikoo neentan, umii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
umii-yassaru |
umii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
umii-gurisan |
umii-gurisantan |
umii-gurikoo neen, umii-gurikoo neeran |
umii-gurikoo neentan, umii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
umii-gurisaru |
umii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
umii-misheen, umi-misheen |
umii-misheentan, umi-misheentan |
umii-misooran, umi-misooran |
umii-misoorantan, umi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
umii-misheeru, umi-misheeru |
umii-misheetaru, umi-misheetaru, umii-misoocharu, umi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
umii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
umiyu-tan, umii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
umiyu-shi, umii-shi |
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Concessive |
umiyu-shiga, umii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
umiyu-kutu, umii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
umiyu-na, umii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
umiyu-ra umii-ra |
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Questions |
umiyu-ga, umii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
umiyabiyun, umiibiyun, |
umiyabitan, umiibitan |
umiyabiran, umiibiran |
umiyabirantan, umiibirantan |
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ATT |
umiyabiyuru, umiibiyuru, |
umiyabitaru, umiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
umiyumi, umiimi |
umitii |
umirani |
umirantii |
Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：うめる・うずめる【埋める】