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まぎーん【曲ぎーん・枉ぎーん】

magiin

Pronunciation: [maɡiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To bend
  2. To distort

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese まげる【曲げる・枉げる】 mageru "to bend".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji曲ぎーん
枉ぎーん
Kanaまぎーん
Romanizationmagiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[maɡiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: magiyun ~ magiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

magiyun,

magiin

magitan

magiran

magirantan

ATT

magiyuru,

magiiru

magitaru

Progressive

PRED

magitoon

magitootan

magiteewuran

magiteewurantan

ATT

magitooru

magitootaru

Causative

PRED

magirasun

magirachan

magirasan

magirasantan

ATT

magirasuru

magiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

magirariyun,
magirariin

magiraritan,
magirattan

magirariran,
magiraran

magirarirantan,
magiraratan

ATT

magirariyuru,
magirariiru

magiraritaru,
magirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

magirasariyun,
magirasariin

magirasaritan

magirasariran

magirasarirantan

ATT

magirasariyuru,
magirasariiru

magirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

magiteen

magiteetan

magiteeneen

magiteeneentan

ATT

magiteeru

magiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

magitoochun

magitoochan

magiteeukan

magiteeukantan

ATT

magitoochuru

magitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

magir-

Dictionary

magiyun,

magiin

Attributive or Adnominal

magiyuru,

magiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

magiyu-,

magii-

Adverbial

magii

Volitional-Presumptive

magira

Conjunctive

magiti

Representative

magitai

Imperative

magiri,
magiree

Conditional

magiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

magiyuru haji,

magiiru haji

So as to...

magiyuru gutu,

magiiru gutu

Before...

magiyuru mee,

magiiru mee

While...

magiyuru qweeda, magiyuru-qweema,

magiiru qweeda, magiiru-qweema

Purpose

magiyuru tami ni,

magiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

magiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

magiti-kwiin

Completive

magiti-neen

Concessive conditional

magiti-n

After...

magiti-kara

After...

magiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

magii-busan

magii-busantan

magii-bushikoo neen,

magii-bushikoo neeran

magii-bushikoo neentan,

magii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

magii-busaru

magii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

magii-yassan

magii-yassantan

magii-yashikoo neen,

magii-yashikoo neeran

magii-yashikoo neentan,

magii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

magii-yassaru

magii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

magii-gurisan

magii-gurisantan

magii-gurikoo neen,

magii-gurikoo neeran

magii-gurikoo neentan,

magii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

magii-gurisaru

magii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

magii-misheen,

magi-misheen

magii-misheentan,

magi-misheentan

magii-misooran,

magi-misooran

magii-misoorantan,

magi-misoorantan

ATT

magii-misheeru,

magi-misheeru

magii-misheetaru,

magi-misheetaru,

magii-misoocharu,

magi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

magii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

magiyu-tan,

magii-tan

Nominalizing

magiyu-shi,

magii-shi

Concessive

magiyu-shiga,

magii-shiga

Cause-effect

magiyu-kutu,

magii-kutu

Prohibitive

magiyu-na,

magii-na

Provisional conditional

magiyu-ra

magii-ra

Questions

magiyu-ga,

magii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

magiyabiyun,
magiyabiin,

magiibiyun,
magiibiin

magiyabitan,

magiibitan

magiyabiran,

magiibiran

magiyabirantan,

magiibirantan

ATT

magiyabiyuru,
magiyabiiru,

magiibiyuru,
magiibiiru

magiyabitaru,

magiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

magiyumi,

magiimi

magitii

magirani

magirantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). まぎーん【曲ぎーん・枉ぎーん】 : magiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8544/magiin/.