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ふぃちゅん【引ちゅん・曳ちゅん・牽ちゅん】 : fichun | define meaning

fichun

Pronunciation: [ɸit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

To pull; to pull back; to draw (back)
1. ゆみふぃちゅん【弓引ちゅん】
  yumi fichun
  "To draw a bow", "To pull back a bow"
2. うすぬふぃちゅん【潮ぬ引ちゅん】
  usu nu fichun
  "The tide is pulling back", "The tide is receding"
To draw (lots); to pull out; to pick up
1. くじふぃちゅん【籤引ちゅん】
  kuji fichun
  "To draw lots"
To catch (a cold); to start to; to show signs of
1. かじふぃちゅん【風邪引ちゅん】
  kaji fichun
  "To have a cold"
2. はなふぃちょーん【鼻引ちょーん】
  hana fichoon
  "(He) keeps sneezing"
(Usually written 弾ちゅん) To play a string instrument
1. ギターふぃちぶさん【ギター引ち欲さん】
  gitaa fichi-busan
  "(I) want to play guitar"
(Usually written 挽ちゅん) To saw
1. きーふぃちゅん【木引ちゅん】
  kii fichun
  "To saw wood"
(Usually written 挽ちゅん) To grind
(Math) To subtract

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese ひく【引く・曳く・牽く】 hiku "to pull".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Fiddle, to play on the. Feétchoong (lit. to pull.)", "Bow, to pull a. Yoómee feétchoong", "Ears, to pull the. Mímmee feéoong, or feétchoong", "Play, to, on a musical instrument. Koótoo feétchoong § Feetchoong signifies to pull, so that it may with more propriety be applied to the harp, or touching the strings of the violin with the fingers", "Play, to, on the violin. Feétchoong" and "Pull, to, or draw out, a person. Feétchoong, or fit'choong".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	引ちゅん曳ちゅん牽ちゅん
Kana	ふぃちゅん
New Okinawa Moji	懲ちゅん
Romanization	fichun
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɸit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: **fichun**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	fichun	fichan	fikan	fikantan
	ATT	fichuru	ficharu
Progressive	PRED	fichoon	fichootan	ficheewuran	ficheewurantan
	ATT	fichooru	fichootaru
Causative	PRED	fikasun	fikachan	fikasan	fikasantan
	ATT	fikasuru	fikacharu
Passive and Potential	PRED	fikariyun, fikariin	fikaritan, fikattan	fikariran, fikaran	fikarirantan, fikaratan
	ATT	fikariyuru, fikariiru	fikaritaru, fikattaru
Causative-Passive	PRED	fikasariyun, fikasariin	fikasaritan	fikasariran	fikasarirantan
	ATT	fikasariyuru, fikasariiru	fikasariraru
Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)	PRED	ficheen	ficheetan	ficheeneen	ficheeneentan
	ATT	ficheeru	ficheetaru
Preparatory	PRED	fichoochun	fichoochan	ficheeukan	ficheeukantan
	ATT	fichoochuru	fichoocharu

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	fik-
Dictionary	fichun
Attributive or Adnominal	fichuru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	fichu-
Adverbial	fichi
Volitional-Presumptive	fika
Conjunctive	fichi
Representative	fichai
Imperative	fiki, fikee
Conditional	fikee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions
Form	Construction
Conjecture	fichuru haji
So as to...	fichuru gutu
Before...	fichuru mee
While...	fichuru qweeda, finuru-qweema
Purpose	fichuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Request	fichi-kwimisooree
Benefactive	fichi-kwiin
Completive	fichi-neen
Concessive conditional	fichi-n
After...	fichi-kara
After...	fichi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Desiderative	PRED	fichi-busan	fichi-busantan	fichi-bushikoo neen, fichi-bushikoo neeran	fichi-bushikoo neentan, fichi-bushikoo neerantan
Desiderative	ATT	fichi-busaru	fichi-busataru	fichi-bushikoo neen, fichi-bushikoo neeran	fichi-bushikoo neentan, fichi-bushikoo neerantan
Easy to...	PRED	fichi-yassan	fichi-yassantan	fichi-yashikoo neen, fichi-yashikoo neeran	fichi-yashikoo neentan, fichi-yashikoo neerantan
Easy to...	ATT	fichi-yassaru	fichi-yassataru	fichi-yashikoo neen, fichi-yashikoo neeran	fichi-yashikoo neentan, fichi-yashikoo neerantan
Hard to...	PRED	fichi-gurisan	fichi-gurisantan	fichi-gurikoo neen, fichi-gurikoo neeran	fichi-gurikoo neentan, fichi-gurikoo neerantan
Hard to...	ATT	fichi-gurisaru	fichi-gurisataru	fichi-gurikoo neen, fichi-gurikoo neeran	fichi-gurikoo neentan, fichi-gurikoo neerantan

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Exalting	PRED	fichi-misheen	fichi-misheentan	fichi-misooran	fichi-misoorantan
Exalting	ATT	fichi-misheeru	fichi-misheetaru, fichi-misoocharu	fichi-misooran	fichi-misoorantan

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)
Form	Construction
While (simultaneously)...	fichi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Reported past	fichu-tan
Nominalizing	fichu-shi
Concessive	fichu-shiga
Cause-effect	fichu-kutu
Prohibitive	fichu-na
Provisional conditional	fichu-raa
Questions	fichu-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	fichabiyun, fichabiin	fichabitan	fichabiran	fichabirantan
Polite	ATT	fichabiyuru, fichabiiru	fichabitaru	fichabiran	fichabirantan
Polar questions	PRED	fichumi	fichii	fikani	fikantii

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. (2025, November 24). ふぃちゅん【引ちゅん・曳ちゅん・牽ちゅん】 : fichun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7969/fichun/.