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みゅんにゅきーん

myunnyukiin

Pronunciation: [mjun̩njukiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. (Humble) To say; to tell; to express; to state; to report; to inform

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaみゅんにゅきーん
Romanizationmyunnyukiin
Pronunciation (IPA)[mjun̩njukiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: myunnyukiyun ~ myunnyukiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

myunnyukiyun,

myunnyukiin

myunnyukitan

myunnyukiran

myunnyukirantan

ATT

myunnyukiyuru,

myunnyukiiru

myunnyukitaru

Progressive

PRED

myunnyukitoon

myunnyukitootan

myunnyukiteewuran

myunnyukiteewurantan

ATT

myunnyukitooru

myunnyukitootaru

Causative

PRED

myunnyukirasun

myunnyukirachan

myunnyukirasan

myunnyukirasantan

ATT

myunnyukirasuru

myunnyukiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

myunnyukirariyun,
myunnyukirariin

myunnyukiraritan,
myunnyukirattan

myunnyukirariran,
myunnyukiraran

myunnyukirarirantan,
myunnyukiraratan

ATT

myunnyukirariyuru,
myunnyukirariiru

myunnyukiraritaru,
myunnyukirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

myunnyukirasariyun,
myunnyukirasariin

myunnyukirasaritan

myunnyukirasariran

myunnyukirasarirantan

ATT

myunnyukirasariyuru,
myunnyukirasariiru

myunnyukirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

myunnyukiteen

myunnyukiteetan

myunnyukiteeneen

myunnyukiteeneentan

ATT

myunnyukiteeru

myunnyukiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

myunnyukitoochun

myunnyukitoochan

myunnyukiteeukan

myunnyukiteeukantan

ATT

myunnyukitoochuru

myunnyukitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

myunnyukir-

Dictionary

myunnyukiyun,

myunnyukiin

Attributive or Adnominal

myunnyukiyuru,

myunnyukiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

myunnyukiyu-,

myunnyukii-

Adverbial

myunnyukii

Volitional-Presumptive

myunnyukira

Conjunctive

myunnyukiti

Representative

myunnyukitai

Imperative

myunnyukiri,
myunnyukiree

Conditional

myunnyukiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

myunnyukiyuru haji,

myunnyukiiru haji

So as to...

myunnyukiyuru gutu,

myunnyukiiru gutu

Before...

myunnyukiyuru mee,

myunnyukiiru mee

While...

myunnyukiyuru qweeda, myunnyukiyuru-qweema,

myunnyukiiru qweeda, myunnyukiiru-qweema

Purpose

myunnyukiyuru tami ni,

myunnyukiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

myunnyukiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

myunnyukiti-kwiin

Completive

myunnyukiti-neen

Concessive conditional

myunnyukiti-n

After...

myunnyukiti-kara

After...

myunnyukiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

myunnyukii-busan

myunnyukii-busantan

myunnyukii-bushikoo neen,

myunnyukii-bushikoo neeran

myunnyukii-bushikoo neentan,

myunnyukii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

myunnyukii-busaru

myunnyukii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

myunnyukii-yassan

myunnyukii-yassantan

myunnyukii-yashikoo neen,

myunnyukii-yashikoo neeran

myunnyukii-yashikoo neentan,

myunnyukii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

myunnyukii-yassaru

myunnyukii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

myunnyukii-gurisan

myunnyukii-gurisantan

myunnyukii-gurikoo neen,

myunnyukii-gurikoo neeran

myunnyukii-gurikoo neentan,

myunnyukii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

myunnyukii-gurisaru

myunnyukii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

myunnyukii-misheen,

myunnyuki-misheen

myunnyukii-misheentan,

myunnyuki-misheentan

myunnyukii-misooran,

myunnyuki-misooran

myunnyukii-misoorantan,

myunnyuki-misoorantan

ATT

myunnyukii-misheeru,

myunnyuki-misheeru

myunnyukii-misheetaru,

myunnyuki-misheetaru,

myunnyukii-misoocharu,

myunnyuki-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

myunnyukii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

myunnyukiyu-tan,

myunnyukii-tan

Nominalizing

myunnyukiyu-shi,

myunnyukii-shi

Concessive

myunnyukiyu-shiga,

myunnyukii-shiga

Cause-effect

myunnyukiyu-kutu,

myunnyukii-kutu

Prohibitive

myunnyukiyu-na,

myunnyukii-na

Provisional conditional

myunnyukiyu-ra

myunnyukii-ra

Questions

myunnyukiyu-ga,

myunnyukii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

myunnyukiyabiyun,
myunnyukiyabiin,

myunnyukiibiyun,
myunnyukiibiin

myunnyukiyabitan,

myunnyukiibitan

myunnyukiyabiran,

myunnyukiibiran

myunnyukiyabirantan,

myunnyukiibirantan

ATT

myunnyukiyabiyuru,
myunnyukiyabiiru,

myunnyukiibiyuru,
myunnyukiibiiru

myunnyukiyabitaru,

myunnyukiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

myunnyukiyumi,

myunnyukiimi

myunnyukitii

myunnyukirani

myunnyukirantii

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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みゅんにゅきーん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 31). みゅんにゅきーん : myunnyukiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8778/myunnyukiin/.