胡瓜

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Chinese

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barbarian; recklessly; surname
melon; claw; gourd
melon; claw; gourd; squash
 
trad. (胡瓜)
simp. #(胡瓜)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胡瓜

  1. cucumber

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
きゅうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

/kiuri//kɨːri/

Sound shift of kiuri, above (きうきゅう). Now the modern Japanese word for "cucumber".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胡瓜(きゅうり) or 胡瓜(キュウリ) (kyūriきうり (kiuri) or キウリ (kiuri)?

  1. cucumber
Usage notes
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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 2

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō

Noun

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胡瓜(きゅい) (kyui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
そばうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi

Probably a compound of (そば) (soba, side) + (うり) (uri, gourd). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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胡瓜(そばうり) (sobauri

  1. (obsolete) cucumber

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Kikai

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Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

Noun

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胡瓜(きうい) (kiui

  1. cucumber

References

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Okinawan

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Kanji in this term
きー
Jinmeiyō
うい
Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きー)(うい) (kīui

  1. cucumber

References

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