🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
ちな【綱】 : china | define meaning
china
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕina]
Definition
Noun
- Rope
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese つな【綱】 tsuna "rope".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Make, to, a rope. Cheéna oótchoong † Literally to work rope" and "Rope, to make. Chínna oóchoong".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 綱 |
| Kana | ちな |
| Romanization | china |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕina] |
意味：つな【綱】、なわ【縄】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 9). ちな【綱】 : china | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/989/china/.