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しんじーん【煎んじーん】

shinjiin

Pronunciation: [ɕin̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To brew; to infuse; to boil

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese せんじる【煎じる】 senjiru "to brew".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji煎んじーん
Kanaしんじーん
Romanizationshinjiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɕin̩d͡ʑiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: shinjiyun ~ shinjiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

shinjiyun,

shinjiin

shinjitan

shinjiran

shinjirantan

ATT

shinjiyuru,

shinjiiru

shinjitaru

Progressive

PRED

shinjitoon

shinjitootan

shinjiteewuran

shinjiteewurantan

ATT

shinjitooru

shinjitootaru

Causative

PRED

shinjirasun

shinjirachan

shinjirasan

shinjirasantan

ATT

shinjirasuru

shinjiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

shinjirariyun,
shinjirariin

shinjiraritan,
shinjirattan

shinjirariran,
shinjiraran

shinjirarirantan,
shinjiraratan

ATT

shinjirariyuru,
shinjirariiru

shinjiraritaru,
shinjirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

shinjirasariyun,
shinjirasariin

shinjirasaritan

shinjirasariran

shinjirasarirantan

ATT

shinjirasariyuru,
shinjirasariiru

shinjirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

shinjiteen

shinjiteetan

shinjiteeneen

shinjiteeneentan

ATT

shinjiteeru

shinjiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

shinjitoochun

shinjitoochan

shinjiteeukan

shinjiteeukantan

ATT

shinjitoochuru

shinjitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

shinjir-

Dictionary

shinjiyun,

shinjiin

Attributive or Adnominal

shinjiyuru,

shinjiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

shinjiyu-,

shinjii-

Adverbial

shinjii

Volitional-Presumptive

shinjira

Conjunctive

shinjiti

Representative

shinjitai

Imperative

shinjiri,
shinjiree

Conditional

shinjiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

shinjiyuru haji,

shinjiiru haji

So as to...

shinjiyuru gutu,

shinjiiru gutu

Before...

shinjiyuru mee,

shinjiiru mee

While...

shinjiyuru qweeda, shinjiyuru-qweema,

shinjiiru qweeda, shinjiiru-qweema

Purpose

shinjiyuru tami ni,

shinjiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

shinjiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

shinjiti-kwiin

Completive

shinjiti-neen

Concessive conditional

shinjiti-n

After...

shinjiti-kara

After...

shinjiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

shinjii-busan

shinjii-busantan

shinjii-bushikoo neen,

shinjii-bushikoo neeran

shinjii-bushikoo neentan,

shinjii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

shinjii-busaru

shinjii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

shinjii-yassan

shinjii-yassantan

shinjii-yashikoo neen,

shinjii-yashikoo neeran

shinjii-yashikoo neentan,

shinjii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

shinjii-yassaru

shinjii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

shinjii-gurisan

shinjii-gurisantan

shinjii-gurikoo neen,

shinjii-gurikoo neeran

shinjii-gurikoo neentan,

shinjii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

shinjii-gurisaru

shinjii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

shinjii-misheen,

shinji-misheen

shinjii-misheentan,

shinji-misheentan

shinjii-misooran,

shinji-misooran

shinjii-misoorantan,

shinji-misoorantan

ATT

shinjii-misheeru,

shinji-misheeru

shinjii-misheetaru,

shinji-misheetaru,

shinjii-misoocharu,

shinji-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

shinjii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

shinjiyu-tan,

shinjii-tan

Nominalizing

shinjiyu-shi,

shinjii-shi

Concessive

shinjiyu-shiga,

shinjii-shiga

Cause-effect

shinjiyu-kutu,

shinjii-kutu

Prohibitive

shinjiyu-na,

shinjii-na

Provisional conditional

shinjiyu-ra

shinjii-ra

Questions

shinjiyu-ga,

shinjii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

shinjiyabiyun,
shinjiyabiin,

shinjiibiyun,
shinjiibiin

shinjiyabitan,

shinjiibitan

shinjiyabiran,

shinjiibiran

shinjiyabirantan,

shinjiibirantan

ATT

shinjiyabiyuru,
shinjiyabiiru,

shinjiibiyuru,
shinjiibiiru

shinjiyabitaru,

shinjiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

shinjiyumi,

shinjiimi

shinjitii

shinjirani

shinjirantii

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 12). しんじーん【煎んじーん】 : shinjiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8629/shinjiin/.