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しじく : shijiku | define meaning

shijiku

Pronunciation: [ɕid͡ʑiku]

Definition

Adverb

Frequently; often; constantly; incessantly
1. いみしじく【夢しじく】
  imi shijiku
  "frequently dreaming", "incessantly dreaming" (Title of a song by Ayano Uema)

Etymology

Presumably from the adverbial form of the Okinawan adjective しじさん shijisan "frequent; numerous; many". Possibly cognate to the standard Japanese verb つづく【続く】 tsuduku "to continue".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	しじく
Romanization	shijiku
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕid͡ʑiku]

意味：ひんぱん【頻繁】、しょっちゅう、よく

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Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, November 19). しじく : shijiku | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1538/shijiku/.