蒔ちゅん

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.