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あみゆん【浴みゆん】

amiyun

Pronunciation: [ʔamijuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To bathe; to shower; to clean oneself; to wash oneself

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese あびる【浴びる】 abiru "to bathe; to bask".

Notes

Variant: あみーん【浴みーん】 amiin.

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji浴みゆん
Kanaあみゆん
Romanizationamiyun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔamijuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: amiyun ~ amiin

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

amiyun,

amiin

amitan

amiran

amirantan

ATT

amiyuru,

amiiru

amitaru

Progressive

PRED

amitoon

amitootan

amiteewuran

amiteewurantan

ATT

amitooru

amitootaru

Causative

PRED

amirasun

amirachan

amirasan

amirasantan

ATT

amirasuru

amiracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

amirariyun,
amirariin

amiraritan,
amirattan

amirariran,
amiraran

amirarirantan,
amiraratan

ATT

amirariyuru,
amirariiru

amiraritaru,
amirattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

amirasariyun,
amirasariin

amirasaritan

amirasariran

amirasarirantan

ATT

amirasariyuru,
amirasariiru

amirasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

amiteen

amiteetan

amiteeneen

amiteeneentan

ATT

amiteeru

amiteetaru

Preparatory

PRED

amitoochun

amitoochan

amiteeukan

amiteeukantan

ATT

amitoochuru

amitoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

amir-

Dictionary

amiyun,

amiin

Attributive or Adnominal

amiyuru,

amiiru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

amiyu-,

amii-

Adverbial

amii

Volitional-Presumptive

amira

Conjunctive

amiti

Representative

amitai

Imperative

amiri,
amiree

Conditional

amiree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

amiyuru haji,

amiiru haji

So as to...

amiyuru gutu,

amiiru gutu

Before...

amiyuru mee,

amiiru mee

While...

amiyuru qweeda, amiyuru-qweema,

amiiru qweeda, amiiru-qweema

Purpose

amiyuru tami ni,

amiiru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

amiti-kwimisooree

Benefactive

amiti-kwiin

Completive

amiti-neen

Concessive conditional

amiti-n

After...

amiti-kara

After...

amiti-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

amii-busan

amii-busantan

amii-bushikoo neen,

amii-bushikoo neeran

amii-bushikoo neentan,

amii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

amii-busaru

amii-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

amii-yassan

amii-yassantan

amii-yashikoo neen,

amii-yashikoo neeran

amii-yashikoo neentan,

amii-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

amii-yassaru

amii-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

amii-gurisan

amii-gurisantan

amii-gurikoo neen,

amii-gurikoo neeran

amii-gurikoo neentan,

amii-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

amii-gurisaru

amii-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

amii-misheen,

ami-misheen

amii-misheentan,

ami-misheentan

amii-misooran,

ami-misooran

amii-misoorantan,

ami-misoorantan

ATT

amii-misheeru,

ami-misheeru

amii-misheetaru,

ami-misheetaru,

amii-misoocharu,

ami-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

amii-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

amiyu-tan,

amii-tan

Nominalizing

amiyu-shi,

amii-shi

Concessive

amiyu-shiga,

amii-shiga

Cause-effect

amiyu-kutu,

amii-kutu

Prohibitive

amiyu-na,

amii-na

Provisional conditional

amiyu-ra

amii-ra

Questions

amiyu-ga,

amii-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

amiyabiyun,
amiyabiin,

amiibiyun,
amiibiin

amiyabitan,

amiibitan

amiyabiran,

amiibiran

amiyabirantan,

amiibirantan

ATT

amiyabiyuru,
amiyabiiru,

amiibiyuru,
amiibiiru

amiyabitaru,

amiibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

amiyumi,

amiimi

amitii

amirani

amirantii

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:あびる【浴びる】、すいよくする【水浴する】、よくする【浴する】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, September 4). あみゆん【浴みゆん】 : amiyun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/950/amiyun/.