🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
っちゅ【人】 : cchu · tchu | define meaning
cchu · tchu
Pronunciation: [tt͡ɕu~t͡ɕˀu]
Definition
Noun
- Person; people
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ひと【人】 hito "person".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Good man. Yoókachoo, or Eéchoo".
Notes
Reduces to ちゅ chu after the genitive particle ん n "of".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 人 |
| Kana | っちゅ |
| Romanization | cchu tchu |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [tt͡ɕu~t͡ɕˀu] |
意味：ひと【人】
Categories:
人
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, January 4). っちゅ【人】 : cchu · tchu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7563/cchu-tchu/.