🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちーん【着ん・著ん】 : chiin | define meaning
chiin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To wear
- ちんちーん【衣着ん】
chin chiin
"To wear clothes"
- ちんちーん【衣着ん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese きる【着る・著る】 kiru "to wear".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Dress, to. Ching cheéoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 着ん 著ん |
| Kana | ちーん |
| Romanization | chiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕiːŋ̍] |
意味：きる【着る・著る】
着ん
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 26). ちーん【着ん・著ん】 : chiin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8225/chiin/.