ちち

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): [tɕˀìtɕì] (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): [tɕˀìtɕì] (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