琉球
Chinese edit
phonetic | |||
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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 edit
First attested in 《隋書》 (636) as 流求 (MC ljuw gjuw). Further origin unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
琉球
- (historical) Liuqiu, Lieuchieu (a legendary kingdom east of medieval China variously placed in the Okinawa, Taiwan, or the Penghu Islands)
- Ryukyu, Ryūkyū (an archipelago in Japan)
- (~嶼) Liuqiu (an island in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
- Synonym: 小琉球 (Xiǎoliúqiú)
- (~鄉) Liuqiu (a township in Pingtung County, Taiwan)
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Others:
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
りゅう Jinmeiyō |
きゅう Grade: 3 |
kan’on |
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 流求.
First attested to a text in roughly 835 CE.[1]
Pronunciation edit
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Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Okinawan edit
Kanji in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
Jinmeiyō | Grade: 3 |
Pronunciation edit
Proper 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 edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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琉 | 球 |
Noun edit
琉球
Proper noun edit
琉球