胡瓜
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Chinese
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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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
胡瓜
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きゅうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
irregular | kun'yomi |
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
Noun
胡瓜 or 胡瓜 • (kyūri) ←きうり (kiuri) or キウリ (kiuri)?
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 2
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Noun
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
そばうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
irregular | kun'yomi |
Probably a compound of 側 (soba, “side”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
Further reading
- “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
Kikai
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Noun
胡瓜 (kiui)
References
- “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Okinawan
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
Noun
胡瓜 (kīui)
References
- “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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