cikirpe

Ainu

Etymology

Possibly a short form of either cikarakarpe or cikemekarpe, with both meaning “a fancy or embroidered piece of clothing”. It is specially likely to have come from cikemekarpe through phonetic reduction: [t͡ɕiꜛkeɾpe] → [t͡ɕiꜛkɪɾpe] → [t͡ɕiꜛkiɾpe].

Alternative forms

  • cikarakarpe
  • cikemekarpe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕiꜛkiɾpe/

Noun

cikirpe (Kana spelling チキㇼペ, possessed form cikirpehe)

  1. Any well-detailed or adorned clothing.
  2. Fancy-looking clothes.
    Mat wa, cikirpe kor rusuy.
    The women wanted fancy clothes.

Synonyms: arus, attus, kaparamip, kaparimip, kaparinup, retarpe, ruunpe, tetarpe

See Also

  • チキㇼペ
  • チカラカㇻペ
  • チケメカㇻペ
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