胡瓜
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]| barbarian; recklessly; surname | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 | |
| simp. #(胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: húguā
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: húgua
- Wade–Giles: hu2-kua1
- Yale: hú-gwā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwugua
- Palladius: хугуа (xugua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wu4 gwaa1
- Yale: wùh gwā
- Cantonese Pinyin: wu4 gwaa1
- Guangdong Romanization: wu4 gua1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wuː²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]胡瓜
Synonyms
[edit]Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きゅうり | |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 黄瓜 (rare) |
/kiuri/ → /kʲuːri/
Sound shift of kiuri below. 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 (kyūri).
Descendants
[edit]- → Pohnpeian: kiuhri
Etymology 2
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| Jinmeiyō | うり Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きうい | |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 黄瓜 |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 胡瓜 – see the following entry. | ||||
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| (This term, 胡瓜, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きゅい | |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Noun
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 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]- “〈▲胡▲瓜〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
Kikai
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| 胡 | 瓜 |
| きー Jinmeiyō |
うい Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 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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- zh:Vegetables
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