🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちりーん【切りーん】 : chiriin | define meaning
chiriin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiɾijuŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To be cut; to be severed; to be cut off
- To break; to snap; to tear
- To be sharp; to cut well
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese きれる【切れる】 kireru "to be cut".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Broke. Oótee, or Chírreetee" and "Sharp. Aka, or chírraring?".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 切りーん |
| Kana | ちりーん |
| Romanization | chiriin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiɾijuŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chiriyun, chiriin |
chiritan |
chiriran |
chirirantan |
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ATT |
chiriyuru, chiriiru |
chiritaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chiritoon |
chiritootan |
chiriteewuran |
chiriteewurantan |
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ATT |
chiritooru |
chiritootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chirirasun |
chirirachan |
chirirasan |
chirirasantan |
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ATT |
chirirasuru |
chiriracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chirirariyun, |
chiriraritan, |
chirirariran, |
chirirarirantan, |
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ATT |
chirirariyuru, |
chiriraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chirirasariyun, |
chirirasaritan |
chirirasariran |
chirirasarirantan |
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ATT |
chirirasariyuru, |
chirirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chiriteen |
chiriteetan |
chiriteeneen |
chiriteeneentan |
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ATT |
chiriteeru |
chiriteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chiritoochun |
chiritoochan |
chiriteeukan |
chiriteeukantan |
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ATT |
chiritoochuru |
chiritoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chirir- |
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Dictionary |
chiriyun, chiriin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chiriyuru, chiriiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chiriyu-, chirii- |
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Adverbial |
chirii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chirira |
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Conjunctive |
chiriti |
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Representative |
chiritai |
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Imperative |
chiriri, |
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Conditional |
chiriree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chiriyuru haji, chiriiru haji |
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So as to... |
chiriyuru gutu, chiriiru gutu |
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Before... |
chiriyuru mee, chiriiru mee |
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While... |
chiriyuru qweeda, chiriyuru-qweema, chiriiru qweeda, chiriiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chiriyuru tami ni, chiriiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chiriti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chiriti-kwiin |
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Completive |
chiriti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chiriti-n |
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After... |
chiriti-kara |
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After... |
chiriti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chirii-busan |
chirii-busantan |
chirii-bushikoo neen, chirii-bushikoo neeran |
chirii-bushikoo neentan, chirii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chirii-busaru |
chirii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chirii-yassan |
chirii-yassantan |
chirii-yashikoo neen, chirii-yashikoo neeran |
chirii-yashikoo neentan, chirii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chirii-yassaru |
chirii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chirii-gurisan |
chirii-gurisantan |
chirii-gurikoo neen, chirii-gurikoo neeran |
chirii-gurikoo neentan, chirii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chirii-gurisaru |
chirii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chirii-misheen, chiri-misheen |
chirii-misheentan, chiri-misheentan |
chirii-misooran, chiri-misooran |
chirii-misoorantan, chiri-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chirii-misheeru, chiri-misheeru |
chirii-misheetaru, chiri-misheetaru, chirii-misoocharu, chiri-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chirii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chiriyu-tan, chirii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chiriyu-shi, chirii-shi |
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Concessive |
chiriyu-shiga, chirii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chiriyu-kutu, chirii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chiriyu-na, chirii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chiriyu-ra chirii-ra |
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Questions |
chiriyu-ga, chirii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chiriyabiyun, chiriibiyun, |
chiriyabitan, chiriibitan |
chiriyabiran, chiriibiran |
chiriyabirantan, chiriibirantan |
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ATT |
chiriyabiyuru, chiriibiyuru, |
chiriyabitaru, chiriibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chiriyumi, chiriimi |
chiritii |
chirirani |
chirirantii |
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：きれる【切れる】