胡瓜

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Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

(deprecated template usage) 胡瓜

  1. cucumber

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)


Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

Compound of () (ki, yellow) + (うり) (uri, gourd). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

胡瓜(きうり) (kiuri

  1. cucumber

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

/kiuri//kɨːri/

Sound shift of kiuri, above (きう → きゅう). Now the modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese word for "cucumber".

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

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  1. cucumber
Usage notes

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

Alternative forms

Noun

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 4

Noun

胡瓜(きゅい) (kyui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

胡瓜(そばうり) (sobauri

  1. (obsolete) cucumber

Further reading

References



Kikai

Alternative forms

Noun

胡瓜 (hiragana きうい, rōmaji kiui)

  1. cucumber

References


Okinawan

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(きー)(うい) (kīui

  1. cucumber

References