🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)

おきっ【起きっ】 : okiru | define meaning

okiru

Pronunciation: /okiQ/ [okiʔ]

Definition

Verb

To get up; to wake up
1. はよおきらんか【早よ起きらんか】
  hayo okiran ka
  "Hurry up and wake up, won't you?"
2. いまおきらんば、おくるんどー【今起きらんば、遅るんどー】
  ima okiranba, okurun doo
  "If you don't get up now, you'll be late"

Etymology

Cognate to standard Japanese おきる【起きる】 okiru "to get up; to wake up" and the Kyushu variants おける【起ける】 okeru and おくる【起くる】 okuru.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	起きっ
Kana	おきっ
Romanization	okiru
Pronunciation (IPA)	/okiQ/ [okiʔ]

意味：おきる【起きる】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, April 30). おきっ【起きっ】 : okiru | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 16, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5221/okiru/.