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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちちゅん【聞ちゅん】

chichun

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To listen; to hear
  2. To ask

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese きく【聞く】 kiku "to listen, to hear; to ask".

Notes

Not to be confused with ちちゅん【付ちゅん】 chichun "to arrive at; to reach".

意味:きく【聞く】

+ amend/report

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: chichunβeta

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Neg. Perfective

Plain

PRED

chichun

chichan

chikan

chikantan

ATT

chichuru

chicharu

Progressive

PRED

chichoon

chichootan

chicheewuran

chicheewurantan

ATT

chichooru

chichootaru

Causative

PRED

chikasun

chikachan

chikasan

chikasantan

ATT

chikasuru

chikacharu

Passive, Potential

PRED

chikariyun
chikariin

chikaritan
chikattan

chikariran
chikaran

chikarirantan
chikarantan

ATT

chikariyuru
chikariiru

chikaritaru
chikattaru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chicheen

chicheetan

chicheeneen

chicheeneentan

ATT

chicheeru

chicheetaru

In preparation/in advance (-te oku)

PRED

chichoochun

chichoochan

chicheeukan

chicheeukantan

ATT

chichoochuru

chichoocharu

Desidirative (adjective paradigm)

PRED

chichi-busan

chichi-busatan

chichi-bushikoo neen

chichi-bushikoo neeran

chichi-bushikoo neentan

chichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chichi-busaru

chichi-busataru

 

Affirmative

Negative

Volitional-Presumptive
(“let’s”)

chika

“seems”

chichuru-haji

chikan-haji

Imperative-Prohibitive

chiki

chikuna

Conjunctive-Participle
(“te form”)

chichi

聞ちゅん