ちなむ

ちなむ
verb (godan)
to be associated with; to derive from
自動詞 intransitivelanguage-expression
See also: ちなみに (by the way (derived adverb))
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentちなむちなまない
Present politeちなみますちなみません
Pastちなんだちなまなかった
Past politeちなみましたちなみませんでした
て formちなんでちなまなくて
ている presentちなんでいるちなんでいない
ている politeちなんでいますちなんでいません
ている pastちなんでいたちなんでいなかった
ている past politeちなんでいましたちなんでいませんでした
Conditional ばちなめばちなまなければ
Conditional たらちなんだらちなまなかったら
Volitionalちなもう
Volitional politeちなみましょう
Potentialちなめるちなめない
Passiveちなまれるちなまれない
Causativeちなませるちなませない
Imperativeちなめちなむな
1. to be associated with, to be named after, to derive from
To have a connection or origin related to something. Most commonly encountered in the form ちなんで (named after) or the set phrase ちなみに (incidentally, by the way).
This festival is based on an old legend.
I gave a name associated with cherry blossoms.
This street was named after a famous writer who once lived here.

Common patterns

  • ちなんで: named after ~, associated with ~
  • ちなんだ + noun: ~ associated with, ~ named after

Related: The common adverb ちなみ (by the way, incidentally) derives from this verb. It is used to add supplementary or related information to a conversation.

Usage: Rarely used in its plain dictionary form. Almost always appears as ちなんで, ちなんだ, or in the adverbial form ちなみ.