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ちゃーいん

chaain

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕaːiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To go out; to disappear; to vanish

Etymology

Related to standard Japanese きえる【消える】 kieru "to go out".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanaちゃーいん
Romanizationchaain
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕaːiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ru-type verb: chaayun ~ chaain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chaayun,

chaain

chaatan

chaaran

chaarantan

ATT

chaayuru,

chaairu

chaataru

Progressive

PRED

chaatoon

chaatootan

chaateewuran

chaateewurantan

ATT

chaatooru

chaatootaru

Causative

PRED

chaarasun

chaarachan

chaarasan

chaarasantan

ATT

chaarasuru

chaaracharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

chaarariyun,
chaarariin

chaararitan,
chaarattan

chaarariran,
chaararan

chaararirantan,
chaararatan

ATT

chaarariyuru,
chaarariiru

chaararitaru,
chaarattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

chaarasariyun,
chaarasariin

chaarasaritan

chaarasariran

chaarasarirantan

ATT

chaarasariyuru,
chaarasariiru

chaarasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chaateen

chaateetan

chaateeneen

chaateeneentan

ATT

chaateeru

chaateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

chaatoochun

chaatoochan

chaateeukan

chaateeukantan

ATT

chaatoochuru

chaatoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chaar-

Dictionary

chaayun,

chaain

Attributive or Adnominal

chaayuru,

chaairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chaayu-,

chaai-

Adverbial

chaai

Volitional-Presumptive

chaara

Conjunctive

chaati

Representative

chaatai

Imperative

chaari,
chaaree

Conditional

chaaree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

chaayuru haji,

chaairu haji

So as to...

chaayuru gutu,

chaairu gutu

Before...

chaayuru mee,

chaairu mee

While...

chaayuru qweeda, chaayuru-qweema,

chaairu qweeda, chaairu-qweema

Purpose

chaayuru tami ni,

chaairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

chaati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

chaati-kwiin

Completive

chaati-neen

Concessive conditional

chaati-n

After...

chaati-kara

After...

chaati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

chaai-busan

chaai-busantan

chaai-bushikoo neen,

chaai-bushikoo neeran

chaai-bushikoo neentan,

chaai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chaai-busaru

chaai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

chaai-yassan

chaai-yassantan

chaai-yashikoo neen,

chaai-yashikoo neeran

chaai-yashikoo neentan,

chaai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

chaai-yassaru

chaai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

chaai-gurisan

chaai-gurisantan

chaai-gurikoo neen,

chaai-gurikoo neeran

chaai-gurikoo neentan,

chaai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

chaai-gurisaru

chaai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

chaai-misheen,

chaa-misheen

chaai-misheentan,

chaa-misheentan

chaai-misooran,

chaa-misooran

chaai-misoorantan,

chaa-misoorantan

ATT

chaai-misheeru,

chaa-misheeru

chaai-misheetaru,

chaa-misheetaru,

chaai-misoocharu,

chaa-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

chaai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

chaayu-tan,

chaai-tan

Nominalizing

chaayu-shi,

chaai-shi

Concessive

chaayu-shiga,

chaai-shiga

Cause-effect

chaayu-kutu,

chaai-kutu

Prohibitive

chaayu-na,

chaai-na

Provisional conditional

chaayu-ra

chaai-ra

Questions

chaayu-ga,

chaai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chaayabiyun,
chaayabiin,

chaaibiyun,
chaaibiin

chaayabitan,

chaaibitan

chaayabiran,

chaaibiran

chaayabirantan,

chaaibirantan

ATT

chaayabiyuru,
chaayabiiru,

chaaibiyuru,
chaaibiiru

chaayabitaru,

chaaibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

chaayumi,

chaaimi

chaatii

chaarani

chaarantii

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:きえる【消える】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 9). ちゃーいん : chaain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8576/chaain/.