🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
みーなりーん【見慣りーん・見馴りーん・見なりーん】 : miinariin | define meaning
miinariin
Pronunciation: [miːnaɾiːŋ̍]
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 |
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| Kanji | 見慣りーん 見馴りーん 見なりーん |
| Kana | みーなりーん |
| Romanization | miinariin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [miːnaɾiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
miinariyun, miinariin |
miinaritan |
miinariran |
miinarirantan |
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ATT |
miinariyuru, miinariiru |
miinaritaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
miinaritoon |
miinaritootan |
miinariteewuran |
miinariteewurantan |
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ATT |
miinaritooru |
miinaritootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
miinarirasun |
miinarirachan |
miinarirasan |
miinarirasantan |
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ATT |
miinarirasuru |
miinariracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
miinarirariyun, |
miinariraritan, |
miinarirariran, |
miinarirarirantan, |
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ATT |
miinarirariyuru, |
miinariraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
miinarirasariyun, |
miinarirasaritan |
miinarirasariran |
miinarirasarirantan |
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ATT |
miinarirasariyuru, |
miinarirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
miinariteen |
miinariteetan |
miinariteeneen |
miinariteeneentan |
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ATT |
miinariteeru |
miinariteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
miinaritoochun |
miinaritoochan |
miinariteeukan |
miinariteeukantan |
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ATT |
miinaritoochuru |
miinaritoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
miinarir- |
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Dictionary |
miinariyun, miinariin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
miinariyuru, miinariiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
miinariyu-, miinarii- |
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Adverbial |
miinarii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
miinarira |
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Conjunctive |
miinariti |
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Representative |
miinaritai |
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Imperative |
miinariri, |
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Conditional |
miinariree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
miinariyuru haji, miinariiru haji |
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So as to... |
miinariyuru gutu, miinariiru gutu |
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Before... |
miinariyuru mee, miinariiru mee |
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While... |
miinariyuru qweeda, miinariyuru-qweema, miinariiru qweeda, miinariiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
miinariyuru tami ni, miinariiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
miinariti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
miinariti-kwiin |
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Completive |
miinariti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
miinariti-n |
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After... |
miinariti-kara |
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After... |
miinariti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
miinarii-busan |
miinarii-busantan |
miinarii-bushikoo neen, miinarii-bushikoo neeran |
miinarii-bushikoo neentan, miinarii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miinarii-busaru |
miinarii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
miinarii-yassan |
miinarii-yassantan |
miinarii-yashikoo neen, miinarii-yashikoo neeran |
miinarii-yashikoo neentan, miinarii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miinarii-yassaru |
miinarii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
miinarii-gurisan |
miinarii-gurisantan |
miinarii-gurikoo neen, miinarii-gurikoo neeran |
miinarii-gurikoo neentan, miinarii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
miinarii-gurisaru |
miinarii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
miinarii-misheen, miinari-misheen |
miinarii-misheentan, miinari-misheentan |
miinarii-misooran, miinari-misooran |
miinarii-misoorantan, miinari-misoorantan |
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ATT |
miinarii-misheeru, miinari-misheeru |
miinarii-misheetaru, miinari-misheetaru, miinarii-misoocharu, miinari-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
miinarii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
miinariyu-tan, miinarii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
miinariyu-shi, miinarii-shi |
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Concessive |
miinariyu-shiga, miinarii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
miinariyu-kutu, miinarii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
miinariyu-na, miinarii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
miinariyu-ra miinarii-ra |
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Questions |
miinariyu-ga, miinarii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
miinariyabiyun, miinariibiyun, |
miinariyabitan, miinariibitan |
miinariyabiran, miinariibiran |
miinariyabirantan, miinariibirantan |
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ATT |
miinariyabiyuru, miinariibiyuru, |
miinariyabitaru, miinariibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
miinariyumi, miinariimi |
miinaritii |
miinarirani |
miinarirantii |
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】