琉球
Chinese
editphonetic | |||
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trad. (琉球) | 琉 | 球 | |
simp. #(琉球) | 琉 | 球 | |
alternative forms | 流求 legend 琉求 legend 留求 legend 瑠求 legend |
Etymology
editFirst attested in 《隋書》 (636) as 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw). Further origin unknown.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): lau4 kau4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Liù-khiù
- Eastern Min (BUC): Liù-giù
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Liû-khiû / Liû-kiû
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6lieu-jieu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lióucióu
- Wade–Giles: Liu2-chʻiu2
- Yale: Lyóu-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Liouchyou
- Palladius: Люцю (Ljucju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 kau4
- Yale: làuh kàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 kau4
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 keo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Liù-khiù
- Hakka Romanization System: liuˇ kiuˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: liu2 kiu2
- Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Liù-giù
- Sinological IPA (key): /l̃ieu⁵³⁻³³ (k-)ieu⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liû-khiû
- Tâi-lô: Liû-khiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: liu'qiuu
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ kʰiu²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰiu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liû-kiû
- Tâi-lô: Liû-kiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: liu'kiuu
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ kiu²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Note: Liû-khiû - especially the island and township.
Proper noun
edit琉球
- Ryukyu, Ryūkyū (an archipelago in Japan)
- (historical) Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in the Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands)
- (~嶼) Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
- Synonym: 小琉球 (Xiǎoliúqiú)
- (~鄉) Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
Derived terms
editDescendants
editOthers:
Japanese
editKanji in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
りゅう Jinmeiyō |
きゅう Grade: 3 |
kan'on |
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from Middle Chinese 流求.
First attested to a text in roughly 835 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editDerived terms
editEtymology 2
editPronunciation
editProper noun
edit琉球 or 琉球 or 琉球 or 琉球 • (Jukyu or Jikyu or Jiku or Jiki)
Further reading
edit- “じゅきゅ【琉球】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “じきゅ【琉球】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “じく【琉球】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “ぢき・じき【琉球】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
References
edit- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Okinawan
editKanji in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 3 |
Pronunciation
editProper noun
edit琉球 or 琉球 (Rūchū or Dūchū)
- Ryukyu, pertaining to the Ryukyu Islands or the former Ryukyu Kingdom
References
edit- “るーちゅー・どぅーちゅー【琉球】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “るーちゅー” in Okinawan Dictionary - KozaWeb.
Vietnamese
editchữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
Noun
edit琉球
Proper noun
edit琉球
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