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ちちゅん【聞ちゅん】 : chichun | define meaning
chichun
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕit͡ɕuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To listen; to hear
- 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".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 聞ちゅん |
| Kana | ちちゅん |
| Romanization | chichun |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕit͡ɕuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chichun |
chichan |
chikan |
chikantan |
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ATT |
chichuru |
chicharu |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chichoon |
chichootan |
chicheewuran |
chicheewurantan |
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ATT |
chichooru |
chichootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chikasun |
chikachan |
chikasan |
chikasantan |
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ATT |
chikasuru |
chikacharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chikariyun, |
chikaritan, |
chikariran, |
chikarirantan, |
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ATT |
chikariyuru, |
chikaritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chikasariyun, |
chikasaritan |
chikasariran |
chikasarirantan |
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ATT |
chikasariyuru, |
chikasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chicheen |
chicheetan |
chicheeneen |
chicheeneentan |
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ATT |
chicheeru |
chicheetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chichoochun |
chichoochan |
chicheeukan |
chicheeukantan |
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ATT |
chichoochuru |
chichoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chik- |
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Dictionary |
chichun |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chichuru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chichu- |
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Adverbial |
chichi |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chika |
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Conjunctive |
chichi |
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Representative |
chichai |
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Imperative |
chiki, |
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Conditional |
chikee |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chichuru haji |
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So as to... |
chichuru gutu |
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Before... |
chichuru mee |
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While... |
chichuru qweeda, chinuru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chichuru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chichi-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chichi-kwiin |
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Completive |
chichi-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chichi-n |
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After... |
chichi-kara |
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After... |
chichi-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chichi-busan |
chichi-busantan |
chichi-bushikoo neen, chichi-bushikoo neeran |
chichi-bushikoo neentan, chichi-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chichi-busaru |
chichi-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chichi-yassan |
chichi-yassantan |
chichi-yashikoo neen, chichi-yashikoo neeran |
chichi-yashikoo neentan, chichi-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chichi-yassaru |
chichi-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chichi-gurisan |
chichi-gurisantan |
chichi-gurikoo neen, chichi-gurikoo neeran |
chichi-gurikoo neentan, chichi-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chichi-gurisaru |
chichi-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chichi-misheen |
chichi-misheentan |
chichi-misooran |
chichi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chichi-misheeru |
chichi-misheetaru, |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chichi-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chichu-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chichu-shi |
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Concessive |
chichu-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chichu-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chichu-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chichu-raa |
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Questions |
chichu-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chichabiyun, |
chichabitan |
chichabiran |
chichabirantan |
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ATT |
chichabiyuru, |
chichabitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chichumi |
chichii |
chikani |
chikantii |
Verb paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:
- Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
- Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
- Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.
意味：きく【聞く】