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ちんりー【県令・縣令】 : chinrii | define meaning

chinrii

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕin̩ɾiː]

Definition

Noun

Prefectural governor

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese けんれい【県令・縣令】 kenrei "prefectural governor".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ちんりい」縣令（ケンレイ）".

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Orthography	Form
Kanji	県令縣令
Kana	ちんりー
Romanization	chinrii
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕin̩ɾiː]

意味：けんれい【県令・縣令】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, June 4). ちんりー【県令・縣令】 : chinrii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7175/chinrii/.