りん

suffix

diminutive suffix conveying cuteness

Attached to names, nouns, or sometimes adjectives to make them sound cute, affectionate, or childlike. Common in casual, intimate, or playful speech.

• ゆきりん、一いっ緒しょに遊あそぼう！

  Yukirin, let's play together!

• このぬいぐるみ、かわりんね。

  This stuffed animal is so cute, isn't it?

suffix

mild imperative suffix (Mikawa dialect)

Used in the Mikawa dialect to soften a command, similar to ～なさい or ～て. Not standard Japanese; may be unfamiliar outside the region.

• 早はやく食たべりん。

  Eat quickly. (Mikawa dialect)

• こっちに来きりん。

  Come here. (Mikawa dialect)