梯梧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梯	梧
でい Jinmeiyō	ご Jinmeiyō
irregular	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 梯梧 – see the following entry.

【梯姑でいご】 [noun] the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata Alternative spelling デイゴ

(This term, 梯梧, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
梯	梧
でぃー Jinmeiyō	ぐ Jinmeiyō
irregular	on’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with Japanese 梯姑 (deigo).

Pronunciation

• (Shuri-Naha) でぃーぐ [dìígú] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [diːɡu]

Noun

梯(でぃー)梧(ぐ) (dīgu) 

1. the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata
   • 2006, Kazufumi Miyazawa (lyrics and music), “Shima Uta (Uchināguchi Version) [Island Song (Okinawan version)]”, performed by Rimi Natsukawa:

     でぃぐぬ花(はな)も散(ち)り　さざ波(なみ)がゆりるだき

     digu^[sic] nu hana mo chiri sazanami ga yuriru daki

     The coral flowers scatter, [and] only the ripples [of the sea] sway.