🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちーん【釣ん・釣ーん】 : chiin | define meaning
chiin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- (Uncommon) To fish; to catch (fish); to angle
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つる【釣る】 tsuru "to fish".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 釣ん 釣ーん |
| Kana | ちーん |
| Romanization | chiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chiyun, chiin |
chitan |
chiran |
chirantan |
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ATT |
chiyuru, chiiru |
chitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chitoon |
chitootan |
chiteewuran |
chiteewurantan |
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ATT |
chitooru |
chitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chirasun |
chirachan |
chirasan |
chirasantan |
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ATT |
chirasuru |
chiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chirariyun, |
chiraritan, |
chirariran, |
chirarirantan, |
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ATT |
chirariyuru, |
chiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chirasariyun, |
chirasaritan |
chirasariran |
chirasarirantan |
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ATT |
chirasariyuru, |
chirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chiteen |
chiteetan |
chiteeneen |
chiteeneentan |
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ATT |
chiteeru |
chiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chitoochun |
chitoochan |
chiteeukan |
chiteeukantan |
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ATT |
chitoochuru |
chitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chir- |
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Dictionary |
chiyun, chiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chiyuru, chiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chiyu-, chii- |
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Adverbial |
chii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chira |
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Conjunctive |
chiti |
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Representative |
chitai |
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Imperative |
chiri, |
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Conditional |
chiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chiyuru haji, chiiru haji |
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So as to... |
chiyuru gutu, chiiru gutu |
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Before... |
chiyuru mee, chiiru mee |
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While... |
chiyuru qweeda, chiyuru-qweema, chiiru qweeda, chiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chiyuru tami ni, chiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
chiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chiti-n |
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After... |
chiti-kara |
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After... |
chiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chii-busan |
chii-busantan |
chii-bushikoo neen, chii-bushikoo neeran |
chii-bushikoo neentan, chii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chii-busaru |
chii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chii-yassan |
chii-yassantan |
chii-yashikoo neen, chii-yashikoo neeran |
chii-yashikoo neentan, chii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chii-yassaru |
chii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chii-gurisan |
chii-gurisantan |
chii-gurikoo neen, chii-gurikoo neeran |
chii-gurikoo neentan, chii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chii-gurisaru |
chii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chii-misheen, chi-misheen |
chii-misheentan, chi-misheentan |
chii-misooran, chi-misooran |
chii-misoorantan, chi-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chii-misheeru, chi-misheeru |
chii-misheetaru, chi-misheetaru, chii-misoocharu, chi-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chiyu-tan, chii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chiyu-shi, chii-shi |
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Concessive |
chiyu-shiga, chii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chiyu-kutu, chii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chiyu-na, chii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chiyu-ra chii-ra |
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Questions |
chiyu-ga, chii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chiyabiyun, chiibiyun, |
chiyabitan, chiibitan |
chiyabiran, chiibiran |
chiyabirantan, chiibirantan |
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ATT |
chiyabiyuru, chiibiyuru, |
chiyabitaru, chiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chiyumi, chiimi |
chitii |
chirani |
chirantii |
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：つる【釣る】