🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちきーん【漬きーん・浸きーん】 : chikiin | define meaning
chikiin
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕikiːŋ̍]
Definition
Verb, Transitive
- To soak; to dip; to steep
- みじにちきーん【水に漬きーん】
miji ni chikiin
"To soak in water"
- みじにちきーん【水に漬きーん】
- To pickle; to brine; to cure
- しーなかいちきーん【酢なかい漬きーん】
shii nakai chikiin
"To pickle in vinegar" - まーすにちきーん【真塩に漬きーん】
maasu ni chikiin
"To brine"
- しーなかいちきーん【酢なかい漬きーん】
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つける【漬ける・浸ける】 tsukeru "to soak; to pickle".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
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| Kanji | 漬きーん 浸きーん |
| Kana | ちきーん |
| Romanization | chikiin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕikiːŋ̍] |
Verb Paradigm
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative Perfective |
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Indicative |
PRED |
chikiyun, chikiin |
chikitan |
chikiran |
chikirantan |
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ATT |
chikiyuru, chikiiru |
chikitaru |
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Progressive |
PRED |
chikitoon |
chikitootan |
chikiteewuran |
chikiteewurantan |
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ATT |
chikitooru |
chikitootaru |
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Causative |
PRED |
chikirasun |
chikirachan |
chikirasan |
chikirasantan |
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ATT |
chikirasuru |
chikiracharu |
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Passive and Potential |
PRED |
chikirariyun, |
chikiraritan, |
chikirariran, |
chikirarirantan, |
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ATT |
chikirariyuru, |
chikiraritaru, |
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Causative-Passive |
PRED |
chikirasariyun, |
chikirasaritan |
chikirasariran |
chikirasarirantan |
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ATT |
chikirasariyuru, |
chikirasariraru |
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Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only) |
PRED |
chikiteen |
chikiteetan |
chikiteeneen |
chikiteeneentan |
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ATT |
chikiteeru |
chikiteetaru |
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Preparatory |
PRED |
chikitoochun |
chikitoochan |
chikiteeukan |
chikiteeukantan |
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ATT |
chikitoochuru |
chikitoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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Root |
chikir- |
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Dictionary |
chikiyun, chikiin |
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Attributive or Adnominal |
chikiyuru, chikiiru |
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Apocopated (indicative imperfective) |
chikiyu-, chikii- |
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Adverbial |
chikii |
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Volitional-Presumptive |
chikira |
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Conjunctive |
chikiti |
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Representative |
chikitai |
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Imperative |
chikiri, |
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Conditional |
chikiree |
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Form |
Construction |
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Conjecture |
chikiyuru haji, chikiiru haji |
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So as to... |
chikiyuru gutu, chikiiru gutu |
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Before... |
chikiyuru mee, chikiiru mee |
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While... |
chikiyuru qweeda, chikiyuru-qweema, chikiiru qweeda, chikiiru-qweema |
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Purpose |
chikiyuru tami ni, chikiiru tami ni |
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Form |
Construction |
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Request |
chikiti-kwimisooree |
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Benefactive |
chikiti-kwiin |
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Completive |
chikiti-neen |
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Concessive conditional |
chikiti-n |
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After... |
chikiti-kara |
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After... |
chikiti-atu |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Desiderative |
PRED |
chikii-busan |
chikii-busantan |
chikii-bushikoo neen, chikii-bushikoo neeran |
chikii-bushikoo neentan, chikii-bushikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chikii-busaru |
chikii-busataru |
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Easy to... |
PRED |
chikii-yassan |
chikii-yassantan |
chikii-yashikoo neen, chikii-yashikoo neeran |
chikii-yashikoo neentan, chikii-yashikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chikii-yassaru |
chikii-yassataru |
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Hard to... |
PRED |
chikii-gurisan |
chikii-gurisantan |
chikii-gurikoo neen, chikii-gurikoo neeran |
chikii-gurikoo neentan, chikii-gurikoo neerantan |
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ATT |
chikii-gurisaru |
chikii-gurisataru |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Exalting |
PRED |
chikii-misheen, chiki-misheen |
chikii-misheentan, chiki-misheentan |
chikii-misooran, chiki-misooran |
chikii-misoorantan, chiki-misoorantan |
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ATT |
chikii-misheeru, chiki-misheeru |
chikii-misheetaru, chiki-misheetaru, chikii-misoocharu, chiki-misoocharu |
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Form |
Construction |
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While (simultaneously)... |
chikii-gachii |
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Form |
Construction |
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Reported past |
chikiyu-tan, chikii-tan |
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Nominalizing |
chikiyu-shi, chikii-shi |
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Concessive |
chikiyu-shiga, chikii-shiga |
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Cause-effect |
chikiyu-kutu, chikii-kutu |
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Prohibitive |
chikiyu-na, chikii-na |
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Provisional conditional |
chikiyu-ra chikii-ra |
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Questions |
chikiyu-ga, chikii-ga |
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Form |
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Imperfective |
Perfective |
Negative |
Negative perfective |
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Polite |
PRED |
chikiyabiyun, chikiibiyun, |
chikiyabitan, chikiibitan |
chikiyabiran, chikiibiran |
chikiyabirantan, chikiibirantan |
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ATT |
chikiyabiyuru, chikiibiyuru, |
chikiyabitaru, chikiibitaru |
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Polar questions |
PRED |
chikiyumi, chikiimi |
chikitii |
chikirani |
chikirantii |
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：つける【漬ける・浸ける】、ひたす【浸す】