🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

みなりーん【見慣りーん・見馴りーん・見なりーん】 : minariin | define meaning

minariin

Pronunciation: [minaɾiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

To be familiar with; to become familiar (to the sight of); to get used to (the sight of)

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese みなれる【見慣れる・見馴れる・見なれる】 minareru "to be familiar with".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「みなりーん」見馴（ミナル）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	見慣りーん見馴りーん見なりーん
Kana	みなりーん
Romanization	minariin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[minaɾiːŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: **minariyun** ~ **minariin**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	minariyun, minariin	minaritan	minariran	minarirantan
	ATT	minariyuru, minariiru	minaritaru
Progressive	PRED	minaritoon	minaritootan	minariteewuran	minariteewurantan
	ATT	minaritooru	minaritootaru
Causative	PRED	minarirasun	minarirachan	minarirasan	minarirasantan
	ATT	minarirasuru	minariracharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	minarirariyun, minarirariin	minariraritan, minarirattan	minarirariran, minariraran	minarirarirantan, minariraratan
	ATT	minarirariyuru, minarirariiru	minariraritaru, minarirattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	minarirasariyun, minarirasariin	minarirasaritan	minarirasariran	minarirasarirantan
	ATT	minarirasariyuru, minarirasariiru	minarirasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	minariteen	minariteetan	minariteeneen	minariteeneentan
	ATT	minariteeru	minariteetaru
Preparatory	PRED	minaritoochun	minaritoochan	minariteeukan	minariteeukantan
	ATT	minaritoochuru	minaritoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	minarir-
Dictionary	minariyun, minariin
Attributive or Adnominal	minariyuru, minariiru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	minariyu-, minarii-
Adverbial	minarii
Volitional-Presumptive	minarira
Conjunctive	minariti
Representative	minaritai
Imperative	minariri, minariree
Conditional	minariree

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	minariyabiyun, minariyabiin, minariibiyun, minariibiin	minariyabitan, minariibitan	minariyabiran, minariibiran	minariyabirantan, minariibirantan
Polite	ATT	minariyabiyuru, minariyabiiru, minariibiyuru, minariibiiru	minariyabitaru, minariibitaru	minariyabiran, minariibiran	minariyabirantan, minariibirantan
Polar questions	PRED	minariyumi, minariimi	minaritii	minarirani	minarirantii

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：みなれる【見慣れる・見馴れる・見なれる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 15). みなりーん【見慣りーん・見馴りーん・見なりーん】 : minariin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, June 30, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7209/minariin/.