Chinese edit

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

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

胡瓜

  1. cucumber

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
きうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

胡瓜(きうり) (kiuri

  1. cucumber

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
きゅうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

/kiuri//kɨːri/

Sound shift of kiuri, above (きうきゅう). Now the modern Japanese word for "cucumber".

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

胡瓜(きゅうり) or 胡瓜(キュウリ) (kyūriきうり (kiuri) or キウリ (kiuri)?

  1. cucumber
Usage notes edit

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 edit

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

Noun edit

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 4 edit

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō

Noun edit

胡瓜(きゅい) (kyui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 5 edit

Kanji in this term
そばうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [so̞ba̠ɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun edit

胡瓜(そばうり) (sobauri

  1. (obsolete) cucumber

Further reading edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Kikai edit

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

Noun edit

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui

  1. cucumber

References edit

Okinawan edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(きー)(うい) (kīui

  1. cucumber

References edit