いゆん

Okinawan

Verb

いゆん (iyun) 

1. to enter
2. to need

Yonaguni

Etymology

From Proto-Ryukyuan *ii, from Proto-Japonic *ipu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

いゆん (iyun) 

1. (archaic) to scold

   あがみ　あらーぐ　いゆんな

   agami arāgu iyunna

   Do not yell at my child!

   んかち　あぶとぅ　あさに　いやりどぅぶたる

   nkachi abutu asani iyaridubutaru

   Back then, I was scolded by my grandmother and grandfather.

References

• 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, Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 74