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ちぬん

chinun

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕinuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To pinch

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaちぬん
Romanizationchinun
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕinuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan mu-type verb: chimun ~ chinun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chimun,
chinun

chidan

chiman

chimantan

ATT

chimuru,
chinuru

chidaru

Progressive

PRED

chidoon

chidootan

chideewuran

chideewurantan

ATT

chidooru

chidootaru

Causative

PRED

chimasun

chimachan

chimasan

chimasantan

ATT

chimasuru

chimacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

chimariyun,
chimariin

chimaritan,
chimattan

chimariran,
chimaran

chimarirantan,
chimaratan

ATT

chimariyuru,
chimariiru

chimaritaru,
chimattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

chimasariyun,
chimasariin

chimasaritan

chimasariran

chimasarirantan

ATT

chimasariyuru,
chimasariiru

chimasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chideen

chideetan

chideeneen

chideeneentan

ATT

chideeru

chideetaru

Preparatory

PRED

chidoochun

chidoochan

chideeukan

chideeukantan

ATT

chidoochuru

chidoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chim-

Dictionary

chimun,
chinun

Attributive or Adnominal

chimuru,
chinuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chimu-,
chinu-

Adverbial

chimi

Volitional-Presumptive

chima

Conjunctive

chidi

Representative

chidai

Imperative

chimi,
chimee

Conditional

chimee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

chimuru haji,
chinuru haji

So as to...

chimuru gutu,
chinuru gutu

Before...

chimuru mee,
chinuru mee

While...

chimuru qweeda, chimuru-qweema,
chinuru qweeda, chinuru-qweema

Purpose

chimuru tami ni,
chinuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

chidi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

chidi-kwiin

Completive

chidi-neen

Concessive conditional

chidi-n

After...

chidi-kara

After...

chidi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

chimi-busan

chimi-busantan

chimi-bushikoo neen,

chimi-bushikoo neeran

chimi-bushikoo neentan,

chimi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chimi-busaru

chimi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

chimi-yassan

chimi-yassantan

chimi-yashikoo neen,

chimi-yashikoo neeran

chimi-yashikoo neentan,

chimi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

chimi-yassaru

chimi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

chimi-gurisan

chimi-gurisantan

chimi-gurikoo neen,

chimi-gurikoo neeran

chimi-gurikoo neentan,

chimi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

chimi-gurisaru

chimi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

chimi-misheen

chimi-misheentan

chimi-misooran

chimi-misoorantan

ATT

chimi-misheeru

chimi-misheetaru,
chimi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

chimi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

chimu-tan

Nominalizing

chimu-shi

Concessive

chimu-shiga

Cause-effect

chimu-kutu

Prohibitive

chimu-na

Provisional conditional

chimu-raa

Questions

chimu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chimabiyun,
chimabiin

chimabitan

chimabiran

chimabirantan

ATT

chimabiyuru,
chimabiiru

chimabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

chimumi

chidii

chimani

chimantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, April 28). ちぬん : chinun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6116/chinun/.