みん

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Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of みん – see the following entries.
S
[noun] rest (of a silkworm before moulting)
2
[proper noun] the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
(This term, みん (min), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as みん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as みん.)

Okinawan

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Noun

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みん (min

  1. : ear

Yonaguni

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *mezu, from Proto-Japonic *mentu.

Attested in Miyanaga (1930)'s 八重山語彙 as ミン (1930 IPA: [m’iŋ]).

Pronunciation

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  • (Sonai) IPA(key): [míɴ] (tone class A)

Noun

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みん (min

  1. : water
    すやてぃがら みん とぅいしに
    suyatigara min tuishini
    Go and get the water from the kitchen.
    みん あんしみり
    min anshimiri
    (Go and) take a bath (in the water).
    んかちや くばぬはー きーんき まてぃてぃ みん だみぶたる
    nkachiya kubanuhā kīnki matiti min damibutaru
    Back then, we wrapped palm leaves from the trees, and saved water.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Ryukyuan *mimi, from Proto-Japonic *mimi.

Attested in Miyanaga (1930)'s 八重山語彙 as ミン (1930 IPA: [m’iŋ]).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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みん (min

  1. : (hapax, obsolete) ear
Derived terms
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References

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  • Miyanaga, Masamori (宮良当壮) (1930) 八重山語彙 [Vocabulary List of the Yaeyama languages], Tokyo (東京都): Tōyō Bunko (東洋文庫), →DOI, page 254
  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), pages 307-308