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ちん【県・縣】

chin

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Prefecture
    1. うちなーちん【沖縄県】
      uchinaachin
      "Okinawa Prefecture"

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese けん【県・縣】 ken "prefecture". Ultimately from Chinese 【縣・县】 "district; county" (cf. Cantonese yun2 and yun6; Mandarin xiàn; Min Nan kōan; Sino-Vietnamese huyện; and Sino-Korean 현 hyeon).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji県
縣
Kanaちん
Romanizationchin
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕiŋ̍]

意味：けん【県・縣】

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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. (2014, September 29). ちん【県・縣】 : chin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2354/chin/.