🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
まむいん【守いん・護いん・戍いん】 : mamuin | define meaning
mamuin
Pronunciation: [mamuiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To protect; to guard; to watch over; to defend
- To follow; to abide by; to comply with; to observe
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese まもる【守る・護る・戍る】 mamoru "to protect; to follow".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 守いん 護いん 戍いん |
| Kana | まむいん |
| Romanization | mamuin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [mamuiŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
mamuyun, mamuin |
mamutan |
mamuran |
mamurantan |
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ATT |
mamuyuru, mamuiru |
mamutaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
mamutoon |
mamutootan |
mamuteewuran |
mamuteewurantan |
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ATT |
mamutooru |
mamutootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
mamurasun |
mamurachan |
mamurasan |
mamurasantan |
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ATT |
mamurasuru |
mamuracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
mamurariyun, |
mamuraritan, |
mamurariran, |
mamurarirantan, |
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ATT |
mamurariyuru, |
mamuraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
mamurasariyun, |
mamurasaritan |
mamurasariran |
mamurasarirantan |
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ATT |
mamurasariyuru, |
mamurasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
mamuteen |
mamuteetan |
mamuteeneen |
mamuteeneentan |
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ATT |
mamuteeru |
mamuteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
mamutoochun |
mamutoochan |
mamuteeukan |
mamuteeukantan |
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ATT |
mamutoochuru |
mamutoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
mamur- |
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Dictionary |
mamuyun, mamuin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
mamuyuru, mamuiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
mamuyu-, mamui- |
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Adverbial |
mamui |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
mamura |
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Conjunctive |
mamuti |
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Representative |
mamutai |
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Imperative |
mamuri, |
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Conditional |
mamuree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
mamuyuru haji, mamuiru haji |
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So as to... |
mamuyuru gutu, mamuiru gutu |
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Before... |
mamuyuru mee, mamuiru mee |
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While... |
mamuyuru qweeda, mamuyuru-qweema, mamuiru qweeda, mamuiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
mamuyuru tami ni, mamuiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
mamuti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
mamuti-kwiin |
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Completive |
mamuti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
mamuti-n |
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After... |
mamuti-kara |
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After... |
mamuti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
mamui-busan |
mamui-busantan |
mamui-bushikoo neen, mamui-bushikoo neeran |
mamui-bushikoo neentan, mamui-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mamui-busaru |
mamui-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
mamui-yassan |
mamui-yassantan |
mamui-yashikoo neen, mamui-yashikoo neeran |
mamui-yashikoo neentan, mamui-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mamui-yassaru |
mamui-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
mamui-gurisan |
mamui-gurisantan |
mamui-gurikoo neen, mamui-gurikoo neeran |
mamui-gurikoo neentan, mamui-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
mamui-gurisaru |
mamui-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
mamui-misheen, mamu-misheen |
mamui-misheentan, mamu-misheentan |
mamui-misooran, mamu-misooran |
mamui-misoorantan, mamu-misoorantan |
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ATT |
mamui-misheeru, mamu-misheeru |
mamui-misheetaru, mamu-misheetaru, mamui-misoocharu, mamu-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
mamui-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
mamuyu-tan, mamui-tan |
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Nominalizing |
mamuyu-shi, mamui-shi |
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Concessive |
mamuyu-shiga, mamui-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
mamuyu-kutu, mamui-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
mamuyu-na, mamui-na |
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Provisional conditional |
mamuyu-ra mamui-ra |
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Questions |
mamuyu-ga, mamui-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
mamuyabiyun, mamuibiyun, |
mamuyabitan, mamuibitan |
mamuyabiran, mamuibiran |
mamuyabirantan, mamuibirantan |
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ATT |
mamuyabiyuru, mamuibiyuru, |
mamuyabitaru, mamuibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
mamuyumi, mamuimi |
mamutii |
mamurani |
mamurantii |
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：まもる【守る・護る・戍る】