🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
さみーん【覚みーん・醒みーん】 : samiin | define meaning
samiin
Pronunciation: [samiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To wake; to wake up
- みーさみたん【目覚みたん】
mii samitan
"(He) woke up"
- みーさみたん【目覚みたん】
- To become sober; to sober up
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese さめる【覚める・醒める】 sameru "to wake".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 覚みーん 醒みーん |
| Kana | さみーん |
| Romanization | samiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [samiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
samiyun, samiin |
samitan |
samiran |
samirantan |
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ATT |
samiyuru, samiiru |
samitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
samitoon |
samitootan |
samiteewuran |
samiteewurantan |
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ATT |
samitooru |
samitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
samirasun |
samirachan |
samirasan |
samirasantan |
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ATT |
samirasuru |
samiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
samirariyun, |
samiraritan, |
samirariran, |
samirarirantan, |
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ATT |
samirariyuru, |
samiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
samirasariyun, |
samirasaritan |
samirasariran |
samirasarirantan |
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ATT |
samirasariyuru, |
samirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
samiteen |
samiteetan |
samiteeneen |
samiteeneentan |
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ATT |
samiteeru |
samiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
samitoochun |
samitoochan |
samiteeukan |
samiteeukantan |
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ATT |
samitoochuru |
samitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
samir- |
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Dictionary |
samiyun, samiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
samiyuru, samiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
samiyu-, samii- |
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Adverbial |
samii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
samira |
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Conjunctive |
samiti |
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Representative |
samitai |
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Imperative |
samiri, |
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Conditional |
samiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
samiyuru haji, samiiru haji |
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So as to... |
samiyuru gutu, samiiru gutu |
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Before... |
samiyuru mee, samiiru mee |
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While... |
samiyuru qweeda, samiyuru-qweema, samiiru qweeda, samiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
samiyuru tami ni, samiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
samiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
samiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
samiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
samiti-n |
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After... |
samiti-kara |
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After... |
samiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
samii-busan |
samii-busantan |
samii-bushikoo neen, samii-bushikoo neeran |
samii-bushikoo neentan, samii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
samii-busaru |
samii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
samii-yassan |
samii-yassantan |
samii-yashikoo neen, samii-yashikoo neeran |
samii-yashikoo neentan, samii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
samii-yassaru |
samii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
samii-gurisan |
samii-gurisantan |
samii-gurikoo neen, samii-gurikoo neeran |
samii-gurikoo neentan, samii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
samii-gurisaru |
samii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
samii-misheen, sami-misheen |
samii-misheentan, sami-misheentan |
samii-misooran, sami-misooran |
samii-misoorantan, sami-misoorantan |
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ATT |
samii-misheeru, sami-misheeru |
samii-misheetaru, sami-misheetaru, samii-misoocharu, sami-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
samii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
samiyu-tan, samii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
samiyu-shi, samii-shi |
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Concessive |
samiyu-shiga, samii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
samiyu-kutu, samii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
samiyu-na, samii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
samiyu-ra samii-ra |
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Questions |
samiyu-ga, samii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
samiyabiyun, samiibiyun, |
samiyabitan, samiibitan |
samiyabiran, samiibiran |
samiyabirantan, samiibirantan |
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ATT |
samiyabiyuru, samiibiyuru, |
samiyabitaru, samiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
samiyumi, samiimi |
samitii |
samirani |
samirantii |
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：さめる【覚める・醒める】、よいがさめる【酔いが覚める】