🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
はじみーん【始みーん・創みーん】 : hajimiin | define meaning
hajimiin
Pronunciation: [had͡ʑimiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To start; to begin
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese はじめる【始める・創める】 hajimeru "to start".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 始みーん 創みーん |
| Kana | はじみーん |
| Romanization | hajimiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [had͡ʑimiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
hajimiyun, hajimiin |
hajimitan |
hajimiran |
hajimirantan |
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ATT |
hajimiyuru, hajimiiru |
hajimitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
hajimitoon |
hajimitootan |
hajimiteewuran |
hajimiteewurantan |
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ATT |
hajimitooru |
hajimitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
hajimirasun |
hajimirachan |
hajimirasan |
hajimirasantan |
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ATT |
hajimirasuru |
hajimiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
hajimirariyun, |
hajimiraritan, |
hajimirariran, |
hajimirarirantan, |
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ATT |
hajimirariyuru, |
hajimiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
hajimirasariyun, |
hajimirasaritan |
hajimirasariran |
hajimirasarirantan |
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ATT |
hajimirasariyuru, |
hajimirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
hajimiteen |
hajimiteetan |
hajimiteeneen |
hajimiteeneentan |
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ATT |
hajimiteeru |
hajimiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
hajimitoochun |
hajimitoochan |
hajimiteeukan |
hajimiteeukantan |
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ATT |
hajimitoochuru |
hajimitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
hajimir- |
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Dictionary |
hajimiyun, hajimiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
hajimiyuru, hajimiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
hajimiyu-, hajimii- |
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Adverbial |
hajimii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
hajimira |
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Conjunctive |
hajimiti |
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Representative |
hajimitai |
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Imperative |
hajimiri, |
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Conditional |
hajimiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
hajimiyuru haji, hajimiiru haji |
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So as to... |
hajimiyuru gutu, hajimiiru gutu |
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Before... |
hajimiyuru mee, hajimiiru mee |
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While... |
hajimiyuru qweeda, hajimiyuru-qweema, hajimiiru qweeda, hajimiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
hajimiyuru tami ni, hajimiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
hajimiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
hajimiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
hajimiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
hajimiti-n |
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After... |
hajimiti-kara |
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After... |
hajimiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
hajimii-busan |
hajimii-busantan |
hajimii-bushikoo neen, hajimii-bushikoo neeran |
hajimii-bushikoo neentan, hajimii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
hajimii-busaru |
hajimii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
hajimii-yassan |
hajimii-yassantan |
hajimii-yashikoo neen, hajimii-yashikoo neeran |
hajimii-yashikoo neentan, hajimii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
hajimii-yassaru |
hajimii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
hajimii-gurisan |
hajimii-gurisantan |
hajimii-gurikoo neen, hajimii-gurikoo neeran |
hajimii-gurikoo neentan, hajimii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
hajimii-gurisaru |
hajimii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
hajimii-misheen, hajimi-misheen |
hajimii-misheentan, hajimi-misheentan |
hajimii-misooran, hajimi-misooran |
hajimii-misoorantan, hajimi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
hajimii-misheeru, hajimi-misheeru |
hajimii-misheetaru, hajimi-misheetaru, hajimii-misoocharu, hajimi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
hajimii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
hajimiyu-tan, hajimii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
hajimiyu-shi, hajimii-shi |
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Concessive |
hajimiyu-shiga, hajimii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
hajimiyu-kutu, hajimii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
hajimiyu-na, hajimii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
hajimiyu-ra hajimii-ra |
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Questions |
hajimiyu-ga, hajimii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
hajimiyabiyun, hajimiibiyun, |
hajimiyabitan, hajimiibitan |
hajimiyabiran, hajimiibiran |
hajimiyabirantan, hajimiibirantan |
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ATT |
hajimiyabiyuru, hajimiibiyuru, |
hajimiyabitaru, hajimiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
hajimiyumi, hajimiimi |
hajimitii |
hajimirani |
hajimirantii |
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：はじめる【始める・創める】