Ryukyu (Okinawa)
(Expression) Said when food is stuck in one's throat
Define つかえる tsukaeru Meaning ツカエル
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JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database
Results from JLect’s Japonic Languages and Dialects Database, created by Zachary Read, © JLect.com.
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A dictionary of the Ryukyuan language
Results from the 沖縄語辞典 データ集 Okinawago jiten dēta-shū (Okinawan Language Dictionary Data Collection), published by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics, © CC BY 4.0.
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つかえる 【仕える】
つかえる 【支える】
- chikeeyuN (≈ chikeeiN)
くつがえる 【覆る】
See also
はねっかえる 【跳ねっ返る】
- haNchigeeyuN (≈ haNchigeeiN)
Audio Database of Hatoma Lexicon
Results from the 鳩間方言 音声語彙データベース Hatoma hōgen onsei goi dētabēsu (The Audio Database of Hatoma Lexicon), by Shinichi Kajiku and Natsuko Nakagawa, © CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED
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ンーニスクン [⸢ʔnːni⸣ su̥kuŋ] （連）
- 胸につかえる。しゃく(癪)などで胸が締めつけられて苦しむ。胸がふさがる。⸣スクン[⸣su̥kuŋ]は、「Xocuga tçucayuru(食が痞ゆる)もう腹一杯で、それ以上胃がもちこたえ得ないほどである」『邦訳日葡辞書』の転訛したものか。
- ⸢ンーニ⸣ スクンケン ⸣イー ッ⸢ふァイティ ビーバキン⸣ ギ⸢サ⸣ル
[⸢ʔnːni⸣ su̥kuŋkeŋ ⸣ʔiː f⸢faiti biːbakiŋ⸣ gi⸢sa⸣ru]
(胸に uby{痞}{ツカ}えるほどご飯を食べて、 uby{嘔吐}{オウ|ト}しそうだ)
Example phrases
Japanese-Multilingual Dictionary (JMDict)
Results from the Japanese-Multilingual Electronic Dictionary project (JMdict), created by Jim Breen, © Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.
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つかえる【仕える・事える】
(Ichidan verb, intransitive)
- To serve; To work for; To attend
つかえる・つっかえる【閊える・支える】
(Common Ichidan verb, intransitive)
- To stick; To get stuck; To get caught; To get jammed; To clog
— Word usually written using kana alone
- To be unavailable; To be busy; To be occupied; To be full
— Word usually written using kana alone
- To be piled up (e.g. of work)
— Word usually written using kana alone
- To halt (in one's speech); To stumble (over one's words); To stutter; To stammer
— Word usually written using kana alone
- To feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); To feel pressure; To feel pain
— Word usually written using kana alone
つかえる【使える・遣える】
(Ichidan verb)
- To be usable; To be serviceable; To be useful
つかえる・つっかえる【痞える】
(Ichidan verb, intransitive)
- To feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); To feel pressure; To feel pain
— Word usually written using kana alone
さしつかえる【差し支える・差支える】
(Common Ichidan verb, intransitive)
- To interfere; To hinder; To become impeded
かねつかえる【兼ね仕える】
(Ichidan verb)
- To serve at the same time
てをつかえる【手をつかえる・手を支える】
(Expression)
- To place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
かみにつかえる【神に仕える】
(Expression)
- To serve God
かたがつかえる【肩がつかえる・肩が閊える】
(Expression)
- To have stiff shoulders
— Archaism
しゅじんにつかえる【主人に仕える】
(Expression)
- To serve a master; To serve one's employer faithfully