ちち

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See also: ちぢ

Japanese

Adjective

ちち • (chichi) †-tari (adnominal ちちとした (chichi to shita) or ちちたる (chichi taru), adverbial ちちと (chichi to) or ちちとして (chichi to shite))

  1. 遅遅, 遅々: slow, tardy

Noun

ちち • (chichi) 

  1. 乳: milk; breast; latex (milky substance in plants)
  2. 父: one's own father; a father figure; the Christian God
  3. 致知: the pursuit of knowledge;
  4. 遅遅, 遅々: slowness, tardiness; a long day

Verb

ちちする • (chichi suru) suru (stem ちちし (chichi shi), past ちちした (chichi shita))

  1. 遅遅, 遅々: to be late

Proper noun

ちち • (Chichi) 

  1. 乳, 父: a surname
  2. 父子: a place name

Okinawan

Noun

ちち (chichi) 

  1. 月: moon

Yonaguni

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
肉

From Proto-Ryukyuan *sisi, from Proto-Japonic *sisi.

Pronunciation

  • (Sonai) IPA(key): (tone class B)

Noun

ちち (chichi) 

  1. 肉: meat (especially pork)
    Synonym: みー (mī)
    うぬ　ちち　んだみてぃ　ちるんき　いりり
    unu chichi ndamiti chirunki iriri
    Please slice the pork and put it in the soup.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
煤

From Proto-Ryukyuan *susu, from Proto-Ryukyuan *susu.

Pronunciation

  • (Sonai) IPA(key): (tone class B)

Noun

ちち (chichi) 

  1. 煤: soot
    ちち　かんでぃ
    chichi kandi
    It had become full of soot.

References

  • Yonaguni Hōgen Jiten Henshū I'inkai (与那国方言辞典編集委員会) (2021) どぅなんむぬい辞典 [Dunanmunui Dictionary], Yonaguni (与那国町): Yonaguni-chō Kyōiku I'inkai (与那国町教育委員会), page 183
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