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とぅみーん【泊みーん】 : tumiin | define meaning

tumiin

Pronunciation: [tumiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To stay; to lodge

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese とめる【泊める】 tomeru "to lodge".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	泊みーん
Kana	とぅみーん
New Okinawa Moji	婢みーん
Romanization	tumiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[tumiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **tumiyun** ~ **tumiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	tumiyun, tumiin	tumitan	tumiran	tumirantan
	ATT	tumiyuru, tumiiru	tumitaru
Progressive	PRED	tumitoon	tumitootan	tumiteewuran	tumiteewurantan
	ATT	tumitooru	tumitootaru
Causative	PRED	tumirasun	tumirachan	tumirasan	tumirasantan
	ATT	tumirasuru	tumiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	tumirariyun, tumirariin	tumiraritan, tumirattan	tumirariran, tumiraran	tumirarirantan, tumiraratan
	ATT	tumirariyuru, tumirariiru	tumiraritaru, tumirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	tumirasariyun, tumirasariin	tumirasaritan	tumirasariran	tumirasarirantan
	ATT	tumirasariyuru, tumirasariiru	tumirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	tumiteen	tumiteetan	tumiteeneen	tumiteeneentan
	ATT	tumiteeru	tumiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	tumitoochun	tumitoochan	tumiteeukan	tumiteeukantan
	ATT	tumitoochuru	tumitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	tumir-
Dictionary	tumiyun, tumiin
Attributive or Adnominal	tumiyuru, tumiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	tumiyu-, tumii-
Adverbial	tumii
Volitional-Presumptive	tumira
Conjunctive	tumiti
Representative	tumitai
Imperative	tumiri, tumiree
Conditional	tumiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	tumiyuru haji, tumiiru haji
So as to...	tumiyuru gutu, tumiiru gutu
Before...	tumiyuru mee, tumiiru mee
While...	tumiyuru qweeda, tumiyuru-qweema, tumiiru qweeda, tumiiru-qweema
Purpose	tumiyuru tami ni, tumiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	tumiti-kwimisooree
Benefactive	tumiti-kwiin
Completive	tumiti-neen
Concessive conditional	tumiti-n
After...	tumiti-kara
After...	tumiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	tumii-busan	tumii-busantan	tumii-bushikoo neen, tumii-bushikoo neeran	tumii-bushikoo neentan, tumii-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	tumii-busaru	tumii-busataru	tumii-bushikoo neen, tumii-bushikoo neeran	tumii-bushikoo neentan, tumii-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	tumii-yassan	tumii-yassantan	tumii-yashikoo neen, tumii-yashikoo neeran	tumii-yashikoo neentan, tumii-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	tumii-yassaru	tumii-yassataru	tumii-yashikoo neen, tumii-yashikoo neeran	tumii-yashikoo neentan, tumii-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	tumii-gurisan	tumii-gurisantan	tumii-gurikoo neen, tumii-gurikoo neeran	tumii-gurikoo neentan, tumii-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	tumii-gurisaru	tumii-gurisataru	tumii-gurikoo neen, tumii-gurikoo neeran	tumii-gurikoo neentan, tumii-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	tumii-misheen, tumi-misheen	tumii-misheentan, tumi-misheentan	tumii-misooran, tumi-misooran	tumii-misoorantan, tumi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	tumii-misheeru, tumi-misheeru	tumii-misheetaru, tumi-misheetaru, tumii-misoocharu, tumi-misoocharu	tumii-misooran, tumi-misooran	tumii-misoorantan, tumi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	tumii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	tumiyu-tan, tumii-tan
Nominalizing	tumiyu-shi, tumii-shi
Concessive	tumiyu-shiga, tumii-shiga
Cause-effect	tumiyu-kutu, tumii-kutu
Prohibitive	tumiyu-na, tumii-na
Provisional conditional	tumiyu-ra tumii-ra
Questions	tumiyu-ga, tumii-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	tumiyabiyun, tumiyabiin, tumiibiyun, tumiibiin	tumiyabitan, tumiibitan	tumiyabiran, tumiibiran	tumiyabirantan, tumiibirantan
Polite	ATT	tumiyabiyuru, tumiyabiiru, tumiibiyuru, tumiibiiru	tumiyabitaru, tumiibitaru	tumiyabiran, tumiibiran	tumiyabirantan, tumiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	tumiyumi, tumiimi	tumitii	tumirani	tumirantii

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：とめる【泊める】、やどらせる【宿らせる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). とぅみーん【泊みーん】 : tumiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8552/tumiin/.