胡瓜
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Chinese[edit]
barbarian; recklessly; surname | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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trad. (胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 | |
simp. #(胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
胡瓜
Synonyms[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きゅうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
/kiuri/ → /kɨːri/
Sound shift of kiuri, above (きう → きゅう). Now the modern Japanese word for "cucumber".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
胡瓜 or 胡瓜 • (kyūri) ←きうり (kiuri) or キウリ (kiuri)?
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as キュウリ.
Etymology 3[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Noun[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Noun[edit]
Etymology 5[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
そばうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Probably a compound of 側 (soba, “side”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “きゅい【胡瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
References[edit]
Kikai[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Noun[edit]
胡瓜 (kiui)
References[edit]
- “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Okinawan[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きー Jinmeiyō |
うい Jinmeiyō |
irregular | kun’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
胡瓜 (kīui)
References[edit]
- “きーうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “キーウィ(きーうぃ)” in Okinawan Dialect Dictionary - Ajima.
- “キーウイ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
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