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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちーん【切ん・切ーん】

chiin

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiːŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To cut (with a bladed tool); to chop; to clip (nails); to slice

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese きる【切る】 kiru "to cut".

意味:きる【切る】、きる【斬る】

+ amend/report

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type (godan) verb: chiyun ~ chiinβeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

chiyun
chiin

chicchan

chiran

chirantan

ATT

chiyuru
chiiru

chiccharu

Progressive

PRED

chicchoon

chicchootan

chiccheewuran

chiccheewurantan

ATT

chicchooru

chicchootaru

Causative

PRED

chirasun

chirachan

chirasan

chirasantan

ATT

chirasuru

chiracharu

Passive, Potential

PRED

chirariyun
chirariin

chiraritan
chirattan

chirariran
chiraran

chirarirantan
chirarantan

ATT

chirariyuru
chirariiru

chiraritaru
chirattaru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chiccheen

chiccheetan

chiccheeneen

chiccheeneentan

ATT

chiccheeru

chiccheetaru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

chicchoochun

chicchoochan

chiccheeukan

chiccheeukantan

ATT

chicchoochuru

chicchoocharu

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

chii-busan

chii-busatan

chii-bushikoo neen

chii-bushikoo neeran

chii-bushikoo neentan

chii-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chii-busaru

chii-busataru

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

chira

“seems”

chiyuru-haji
chiiru-haji

chiran-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

chiri

chinna

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

chicchi

切ん