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ちらいん【嫌いん】

chirain

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕiɾaiŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To dislike; to hate; to detest

Etymology

Cognate to the standard Japanese verb きらう【嫌う】 kirau "to dislike".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji嫌いん
Kanaちらいん
Romanizationchirain
Pronunciation (IPA)[t͡ɕiɾaiŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan u-type verb: chirayun ~ chirain

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

chirayun,

chirain

chiratan

chiraan

chiraantan

ATT

chirayuru,

chirairu

chirataru

Progressive

PRED

chiratoon

chiratootan

chirateewuran

chirateewurantan

ATT

chiratooru

chiratootaru

Causative

PRED

chiraasun

chiraachan

chiraasan

chiraasantan

ATT

chiraasuru

chiraacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

chiraariyun,
chiraariin

chiraaritan,
chiraattan

chiraariran,
chiraaran

chiraarirantan,
chiraaratan

ATT

chiraariyuru,
chiraariiru

chiraaritaru,
chiraattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

chiraasariyun,
chiraasariin

chiraasaritan

chiraasariran

chiraasarirantan

ATT

chiraasariyuru,
chiraasariiru

chiraasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

chirateen

chirateetan

chirateeneen

chirateeneentan

ATT

chirateeru

chirateetaru

Preparatory

PRED

chiratoochun

chiratoochan

chirateeukan

chirateeukantan

ATT

chiratoochuru

chiratoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

chira-

Dictionary

chirayun,

chirain

Attributive or Adnominal

chirayuru,

chirairu

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

chirayu-,

chirai-

Adverbial

chirai

Volitional-Presumptive

chirara

Conjunctive

chirati

Representative

chiratai

Imperative

chirari,
chiraree

Conditional

chiraree

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

chirayuru haji,

chirairu haji

So as to...

chirayuru gutu,

chirairu gutu

Before...

chirayuru mee,

chirairu mee

While...

chirayuru qweeda, chirayuru-qweema,

chirairu qweeda, chirairu-qweema

Purpose

chirayuru tami ni,

chirairu tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

chirati-kwimisooree

Benefactive

chirati-kwiin

Completive

chirati-neen

Concessive conditional

chirati-n

After...

chirati-kara

After...

chirati-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

chirai-busan

chirai-busantan

chirai-bushikoo neen,

chirai-bushikoo neeran

chirai-bushikoo neentan,

chirai-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

chirai-busaru

chirai-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

chirai-yassan

chirai-yassantan

chirai-yashikoo neen,

chirai-yashikoo neeran

chirai-yashikoo neentan,

chirai-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

chirai-yassaru

chirai-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

chirai-gurisan

chirai-gurisantan

chirai-gurikoo neen,

chirai-gurikoo neeran

chirai-gurikoo neentan,

chirai-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

chirai-gurisaru

chirai-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

chirai-misheen

chirai-misheentan

chirai-misooran

chirai-misoorantan

ATT

chirai-misheeru

chirai-misheetaru,
chirai-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

chirai-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

chirayu-tan,

chirai-tan

Nominalizing

chirayu-shi,

chirai-shi

Concessive

chirayu-shiga,

chirai-shiga

Cause-effect

chirayu-kutu,

chirai-kutu

Prohibitive

chirayu-na,

chirai-na

Provisional conditional

chirayu-raa

chirai-raa

Questions

chirayu-ga,

chirai-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

chirayabiyun,
chirayabiin,

chiraibiyun,
chiraibiin

chirayabitan,

chiraibitan

chirayabiran,

chiraibiran

chirayabirantan,

chiraibirantan

ATT

chirayabiyuru,
chirayabiiru,

chiraibiyuru,
chiraibiiru

chirayabitaru,

chiraibitaru

Polar questions

PRED

chirayumi,

chiraimi

chiratii

chiraani

chiraantii

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:きらう【嫌う】、きらい【嫌い】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 23). ちらいん【嫌いん】 : chirain | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2114/chirain/.