🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちじーん【禁じーん】 : chijiin | define meaning
chijiin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕid͡ʑiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To stop, to block, to prevent (someone from doing something)
- To prohibit; to forbid
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese きんずる【禁ずる】 kinzuru "to forbid".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 禁じーん |
| Kana | ちじーん |
| Romanization | chijiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕid͡ʑiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chijiyun, chijiin |
chijitan |
chijiran |
chijirantan |
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ATT |
chijiyuru, chijiiru |
chijitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chijitoon |
chijitootan |
chijiteewuran |
chijiteewurantan |
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ATT |
chijitooru |
chijitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chijirasun |
chijirachan |
chijirasan |
chijirasantan |
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ATT |
chijirasuru |
chijiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chijirariyun, |
chijiraritan, |
chijirariran, |
chijirarirantan, |
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ATT |
chijirariyuru, |
chijiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chijirasariyun, |
chijirasaritan |
chijirasariran |
chijirasarirantan |
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ATT |
chijirasariyuru, |
chijirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chijiteen |
chijiteetan |
chijiteeneen |
chijiteeneentan |
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ATT |
chijiteeru |
chijiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chijitoochun |
chijitoochan |
chijiteeukan |
chijiteeukantan |
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ATT |
chijitoochuru |
chijitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chijir- |
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Dictionary |
chijiyun, chijiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chijiyuru, chijiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chijiyu-, chijii- |
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Adverbial |
chijii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chijira |
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Conjunctive |
chijiti |
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Representative |
chijitai |
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Imperative |
chijiri, |
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Conditional |
chijiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chijiyuru haji, chijiiru haji |
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So as to... |
chijiyuru gutu, chijiiru gutu |
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Before... |
chijiyuru mee, chijiiru mee |
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While... |
chijiyuru qweeda, chijiyuru-qweema, chijiiru qweeda, chijiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chijiyuru tami ni, chijiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chijiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chijiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
chijiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chijiti-n |
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After... |
chijiti-kara |
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After... |
chijiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chijii-busan |
chijii-busantan |
chijii-bushikoo neen, chijii-bushikoo neeran |
chijii-bushikoo neentan, chijii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chijii-busaru |
chijii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chijii-yassan |
chijii-yassantan |
chijii-yashikoo neen, chijii-yashikoo neeran |
chijii-yashikoo neentan, chijii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chijii-yassaru |
chijii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chijii-gurisan |
chijii-gurisantan |
chijii-gurikoo neen, chijii-gurikoo neeran |
chijii-gurikoo neentan, chijii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chijii-gurisaru |
chijii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chijii-misheen, chiji-misheen |
chijii-misheentan, chiji-misheentan |
chijii-misooran, chiji-misooran |
chijii-misoorantan, chiji-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chijii-misheeru, chiji-misheeru |
chijii-misheetaru, chiji-misheetaru, chijii-misoocharu, chiji-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chijii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chijiyu-tan, chijii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chijiyu-shi, chijii-shi |
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Concessive |
chijiyu-shiga, chijii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chijiyu-kutu, chijii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chijiyu-na, chijii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chijiyu-ra chijii-ra |
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Questions |
chijiyu-ga, chijii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chijiyabiyun, chijiibiyun, |
chijiyabitan, chijiibitan |
chijiyabiran, chijiibiran |
chijiyabirantan, chijiibirantan |
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ATT |
chijiyabiyuru, chijiibiyuru, |
chijiyabitaru, chijiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chijiyumi, chijiimi |
chijitii |
chijirani |
chijirantii |
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：とめる【止める】、さえぎる【遮る】、さまたげる【妨げる】、きんずる【禁ずる】