広東瓜

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
広	東	瓜
くゎん Grade: 2	とぅん > とぅ Grade: 2	うい Jinmeiyō
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
廣東瓜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 広東 (Kwantun, “Guangdong”) +‎ 瓜 (ui, “gourd, melon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʷan̩tuʔui]

Noun

広(くゎん)東(とぅ)瓜(うい) or 広東瓜(クヮントゥウイ) (kwantuui) 

1. watermelon

   Synonym: 西瓜 (shīkwa)

References

• “くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
• “クヮントゥウイ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
• National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (2001 [1963]) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Zaimushō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)