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いりちゅん【煎りちゅん・炒りちゅん・熬りちゅん】

irichun

Pronunciation: [ʔiɾit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To fry; to stir-fry; to toast; to sautee; to cook

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji煎りちゅん
炒りちゅん
熬りちゅん
Kanaいりちゅん
Romanizationirichun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ʔiɾit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: irichun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

irichun

irichan

irikan

irikantan

ATT

irichuru

iricharu

Progressive

PRED

irichoon

irichootan

iricheewuran

iricheewurantan

ATT

irichooru

irichootaru

Causative

PRED

irikasun

irikachan

irikasan

irikasantan

ATT

irikasuru

irikacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

irikariyun,
irikariin

irikaritan,
irikattan

irikariran,
irikaran

irikarirantan,
irikaratan

ATT

irikariyuru,
irikariiru

irikaritaru,
irikattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

irikasariyun,
irikasariin

irikasaritan

irikasariran

irikasarirantan

ATT

irikasariyuru,
irikasariiru

irikasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

iricheen

iricheetan

iricheeneen

iricheeneentan

ATT

iricheeru

iricheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

irichoochun

irichoochan

iricheeukan

iricheeukantan

ATT

irichoochuru

irichoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

irik-

Dictionary

irichun

Attributive or Adnominal

irichuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

irichu-

Adverbial

irichi

Volitional-Presumptive

irika

Conjunctive

irichi

Representative

irichai

Imperative

iriki,
irikee

Conditional

irikee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

irichuru haji

So as to...

irichuru gutu

Before...

irichuru mee

While...

irichuru qweeda, irinuru-qweema

Purpose

irichuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

irichi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

irichi-kwiin

Completive

irichi-neen

Concessive conditional

irichi-n

After...

irichi-kara

After...

irichi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

irichi-busan

irichi-busantan

irichi-bushikoo neen,

irichi-bushikoo neeran

irichi-bushikoo neentan,

irichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

irichi-busaru

irichi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

irichi-yassan

irichi-yassantan

irichi-yashikoo neen,

irichi-yashikoo neeran

irichi-yashikoo neentan,

irichi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

irichi-yassaru

irichi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

irichi-gurisan

irichi-gurisantan

irichi-gurikoo neen,

irichi-gurikoo neeran

irichi-gurikoo neentan,

irichi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

irichi-gurisaru

irichi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

irichi-misheen

irichi-misheentan

irichi-misooran

irichi-misoorantan

ATT

irichi-misheeru

irichi-misheetaru,
irichi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

irichi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

irichu-tan

Nominalizing

irichu-shi

Concessive

irichu-shiga

Cause-effect

irichu-kutu

Prohibitive

irichu-na

Provisional conditional

irichu-raa

Questions

irichu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

irichabiyun,
irichabiin

irichabitan

irichabiran

irichabirantan

ATT

irichabiyuru,
irichabiiru

irichabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

irichumi

irichii

irikani

irikantii

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:いる【煎る・炒る・熬る】、いためる【炒める】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 27). いりちゅん【煎りちゅん・炒りちゅん・熬りちゅん】 : irichun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, February 4, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8261/irichun/.