🌏 Region(s): Kyushu (Kagoshima)
けしん【け死ん・ケ死ん・消死ん】 : keshin | define meaning
keshin
Pronunciation: /kesiN/ [keɕiŋ̍]
Definition
Verb
- To die; to perish; to pass away
- ババがけしんだ【ババがケ死んだ】
baba ga keshinda
"Grandmother died"
- ババがけしんだ【ババがケ死んだ】
Etymology
Cognate to standard Japanese しぬ【死ぬ】 shinu "to die". The origin of the initial け ke- likely stems from the nominal form of the Kagoshima verb きゆっ【消ゆっ】 kiyuq ~ kiyu' "to go out", cognate to the standard Japanese verb きえる【消える】 kieru.
Notes
Obsolete variant: けしぬる keshinuru.
意味：しぬ【死ぬ】、なくなる【亡くなる】