蒔ちゅん

Okinawan

Alternative forms
  • 播ちゅん, 撒ちゅん

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 蒔く (maku, “sow, plant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mat͡ɕuŋ̍/

Verb

蒔ちゅん (transitive, hiragana まちゅん, rōmaji machun)

  1. sow, plant
  2. disseminate (to sow and scatter principles, etc. for propagation, like seed)
  3. sprinkle gold or silver on lacquerware

References
  • “マチュン” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.
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