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ふぃびちゅん【響ちゅん】

fibichun

Pronunciation: [ɸibit͡ɕuŋ̍]

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)".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji響ちゅん
Kanaふぃびちゅん
New Okinawa Moji懲びちゅん
Romanizationfibichun
Pronunciation (IPA)[ɸibit͡ɕuŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan ku-type verb: fibichun

 

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative Perfective

Indicative

PRED

fibichun

fibichan

fibikan

fibikantan

ATT

fibichuru

fibicharu

Progressive

PRED

fibichoon

fibichootan

fibicheewuran

fibicheewurantan

ATT

fibichooru

fibichootaru

Causative

PRED

fibikasun

fibikachan

fibikasan

fibikasantan

ATT

fibikasuru

fibikacharu

Passive and Potential

PRED

fibikariyun,
fibikariin

fibikaritan,
fibikattan

fibikariran,
fibikaran

fibikarirantan,
fibikaratan

ATT

fibikariyuru,
fibikariiru

fibikaritaru,
fibikattaru

Causative-Passive

PRED

fibikasariyun,
fibikasariin

fibikasaritan

fibikasariran

fibikasarirantan

ATT

fibikasariyuru,
fibikasariiru

fibikasariraru

Intransitivizing resultative (For transitive verbs only)

PRED

fibicheen

fibicheetan

fibicheeneen

fibicheeneentan

ATT

fibicheeru

fibicheetaru

Preparatory

PRED

fibichoochun

fibichoochan

fibicheeukan

fibicheeukantan

ATT

fibichoochuru

fibichoocharu

Base forms

Form

Construction

Root

fibik-

Dictionary

fibichun

Attributive or Adnominal

fibichuru

Apocopated (indicative imperfective)

fibichu-

Adverbial

fibichi

Volitional-Presumptive

fibika

Conjunctive

fibichi

Representative

fibichai

Imperative

fibiki,
fibikee

Conditional

fibikee

Common attributive (adnominal) constructions

Form

Construction

Conjecture

fibichuru haji

So as to...

fibichuru gutu

Before...

fibichuru mee

While...

fibichuru qweeda, fibinuru-qweema

Purpose

fibichuru tami ni

Common conjunctive constructions

Form

Construction

Request

fibichi-kwimisooree

Benefactive

fibichi-kwiin

Completive

fibichi-neen

Concessive conditional

fibichi-n

After...

fibichi-kara

After...

fibichi-atu

Common adverbial constructions (adjectival compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Desiderative

PRED

fibichi-busan

fibichi-busantan

fibichi-bushikoo neen,

fibichi-bushikoo neeran

fibichi-bushikoo neentan,

fibichi-bushikoo neerantan

ATT

fibichi-busaru

fibichi-busataru

Easy to...

PRED

fibichi-yassan

fibichi-yassantan

fibichi-yashikoo neen,

fibichi-yashikoo neeran

fibichi-yashikoo neentan,

fibichi-yashikoo neerantan

ATT

fibichi-yassaru

fibichi-yassataru

Hard to...

PRED

fibichi-gurisan

fibichi-gurisantan

fibichi-gurikoo neen,

fibichi-gurikoo neeran

fibichi-gurikoo neentan,

fibichi-gurikoo neerantan

ATT

fibichi-gurisaru

fibichi-gurisataru

Common adverbial constructions (verbal compounds)

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Exalting

PRED

fibichi-misheen

fibichi-misheentan

fibichi-misooran

fibichi-misoorantan

ATT

fibichi-misheeru

fibichi-misheetaru,
fibichi-misoocharu

Common adverbial constructions (nominal compounds)

Form

Construction

While (simultaneously)...

fibichi-gachii

Common apocopated constructions

Form

Construction

Reported past

fibichu-tan

Nominalizing

fibichu-shi

Concessive

fibichu-shiga

Cause-effect

fibichu-kutu

Prohibitive

fibichu-na

Provisional conditional

fibichu-raa

Questions

fibichu-ga

Other constructions

Form

 

Imperfective

Perfective

Negative

Negative perfective

Polite

PRED

fibichabiyun,
fibichabiin

fibichabitan

fibichabiran

fibichabirantan

ATT

fibichabiyuru,
fibichabiiru

fibichabitaru

Polar questions

PRED

fibichumi

fibichii

fibikani

fibikantii

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:ひびく【響く】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, February 2). ふぃびちゅん【響ちゅん】 : fibichun | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, March 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6848/fibichun/.