🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)

ちだい : chidai | define meaning

chidai

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕidai]

Definition

Noun

Disheartenment; dejection; disappointment; despair; dispiritedness; feeling deflated; feeling down
Languor; sluggishness; lethargy; exhaustion

Etymology

From ちー【気】 chii "spirit; feeling" and だい dai "feeling tired". Cognate with Yaeyama (Hatoma) きーだり kiidari.

Notes

Variant:

ちるだい chirudai

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kana	ちだい
Romanization	chidai
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕidai]

意味：きぬけ【気抜け】、らくたん【落胆】、きおち【気落ち】、だつりょく【脱力】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, April 23). ちだい : chidai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 3, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8482/chidai/.