🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

みしーん【見しーん】 : mishiin | define meaning

mishiin

Pronunciation: [miɕiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb, Transitive

To show; to demonstrate
(With うっとぅ) (Said when someone is having another child) To be born; to arrive; to make an appearance
1. うっとぅみしてぃー？【うっとぅ見してぃー？】
  uttu mishitii?
  "Has the baby arrived yet?", "Any news on the baby?", "Has the new arrival made an appearance?"
(After a verb in its conjunctive form) To prove one can do something; to show that one can do something; to go ahead and do something; to demonstrate one can do something
1. ゆでぃみしーん【読でぃ見しーん】
  yudi mishiin
  "To prove one can read", "[I'll] show you that I can read it"
(After a verb in its adverbial or nominal form) (Said with disdain) To do; to have the audacity to; to dare to; to go ahead and do
1. ゆみみしれー【読み見しれー】
  yumi-mishiree
  "Go ahead and read it"

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese みせる【見せる】 miseru "to show; to prove".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	見しーん
Kana	みしーん
Romanization	mishiin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[miɕiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **mishiyun** ~ **mishiin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	mishiyun, mishiin	mishitan	mishiran	mishirantan
	ATT	mishiyuru, mishiiru	mishitaru
Progressive	PRED	mishitoon	mishitootan	mishiteewuran	mishiteewurantan
	ATT	mishitooru	mishitootaru
Causative	PRED	mishirasun	mishirachan	mishirasan	mishirasantan
	ATT	mishirasuru	mishiracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	mishirariyun, mishirariin	mishiraritan, mishirattan	mishirariran, mishiraran	mishirarirantan, mishiraratan
	ATT	mishirariyuru, mishirariiru	mishiraritaru, mishirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	mishirasariyun, mishirasariin	mishirasaritan	mishirasariran	mishirasarirantan
	ATT	mishirasariyuru, mishirasariiru	mishirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	mishiteen	mishiteetan	mishiteeneen	mishiteeneentan
	ATT	mishiteeru	mishiteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	mishitoochun	mishitoochan	mishiteeukan	mishiteeukantan
	ATT	mishitoochuru	mishitoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	mishir-
Dictionary	mishiyun, mishiin
Attributive or Adnominal	mishiyuru, mishiiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	mishiyu-, mishii-
Adverbial	mishii
Volitional-Presumptive	mishira
Conjunctive	mishiti
Representative	mishitai
Imperative	mishiri, mishiree
Conditional	mishiree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	mishiyabiyun, mishiyabiin, mishiibiyun, mishiibiin	mishiyabitan, mishiibitan	mishiyabiran, mishiibiran	mishiyabirantan, mishiibirantan
Polite	ATT	mishiyabiyuru, mishiyabiiru, mishiibiyuru, mishiibiiru	mishiyabitaru, mishiibitaru	mishiyabiran, mishiibiran	mishiyabirantan, mishiibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	mishiyumi, mishiimi	mishitii	mishirani	mishirantii

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, September 12). みしーん【見しーん】 : mishiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/9127/mishiin/.