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ひびちゅん【響ちゅん】

hibichun

Pronunciation: [çibit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Definition

Verb

  1. To resonate

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima ひびい hibii and ひびっ hibiq; Okinawan ひびちゅん hibichun and ふぃびちゅん fibichun; and standard Japanese ひびく【響く】 hibiku "to resonate".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

  • 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ひびちゆん」響(ヒビク)".

Spelling

OrthographyForm
Kanji響ちゅん
Kanaひびちゅん
Romanizationhibichun
Pronunciation (IPA)[çibit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: hibichun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

hibichun

hibichan

hibikan

hibikantan

ATT

hibichuru

hibicharu

Progressive

PRED

hibichoon

hibichootan

hibicheewuran

hibicheewurantan

ATT

hibichooru

hibichootaru

Causative

PRED

hibikasun

hibikachan

hibikasan

hibikasantan

ATT

hibikasuru

hibikacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

hibikariyun,
hibikariin

hibikaritan,
hibikattan

hibikariran,
hibikaran

hibikarirantan,
hibikaratan

ATT

hibikariyuru,
hibikariiru

hibikaritaru,
hibikattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

hibikasariyun,
hibikasariin

hibikasaritan

hibikasariran

hibikasarirantan

ATT

hibikasariyuru,
hibikasariiru

hibikasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

hibicheen

hibicheetan

hibicheeneen

hibicheeneentan

ATT

hibicheeru

hibicheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

hibichoochun

hibichoochan

hibicheeukan

hibicheeukantan

ATT

hibichoochuru

hibichoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

hibik-

Dictionary

hibichun

Attributive or Adnominal

hibichuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

hibichu-

Adverbial

hibichi

Volitional-Presumptive

hibika

Conjunctive

hibichi

Representative

hibichai

Imperative

hibiki,
hibikee

Conditional

hibikee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

hibichuru haji

So as to...

hibichuru gutu

Before...

hibichuru mee

While...

hibichuru qweeda, hibinuru-qweema

Purpose

hibichuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

hibichi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

hibichi-kwiin

Completive

hibichi-neen

Concessive conditional

hibichi-n

After...

hibichi-kara

After...

hibichi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

hibichi-busan

hibichi-busantan

hibichi-bushikoo neen,

hibichi-bushikoo neeran

hibichi-bushikoo neentan,

hibichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

hibichi-busaru

hibichi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

hibichi-yassan

hibichi-yassantan

hibichi-yashikoo neen,

hibichi-yashikoo neeran

hibichi-yashikoo neentan,

hibichi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

hibichi-yassaru

hibichi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

hibichi-gurisan

hibichi-gurisantan

hibichi-gurikoo neen,

hibichi-gurikoo neeran

hibichi-gurikoo neentan,

hibichi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

hibichi-gurisaru

hibichi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

hibichi-misheen

hibichi-misheentan

hibichi-misooran

hibichi-misoorantan

ATT

hibichi-misheeru

hibichi-misheetaru,
hibichi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

hibichi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

hibichu-tan

Nominalizing

hibichu-shi

Concessive

hibichu-shiga

Cause-effect

hibichu-kutu

Prohibitive

hibichu-na

Provisional conditional

hibichu-raa

Questions

hibichu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

hibichabiyun,
hibichabiin

hibichabitan

hibichabiran

hibichabirantan

ATT

hibichabiyuru,
hibichabiiru

hibichabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

hibichumi

hibichii

hibikani

hibikantii

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.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). ひびちゅん【響ちゅん】 : hibichun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6847/hibichun/.