胡瓜
Chinese
editbarbarian; recklessly; surname | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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trad. (胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 | |
simp. #(胡瓜) | 胡 | 瓜 |
Pronunciation
edit- 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
edit胡瓜
Synonyms
editJapanese
editEtymology 1
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editEtymology 2
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
きゅうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
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
editNoun
edit胡瓜 or 胡瓜 • (kyūri) ←きうり (kiuri) or キウリ (kiuri)?
Usage notes
editAs 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
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Noun
editEtymology 4
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Noun
editEtymology 5
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
そばうり | |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Probably a compound of 側 (soba, “side”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editFurther reading
edit- “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
editKikai
editKanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Alternative spelling |
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黄瓜 |
Noun
edit胡瓜 (kiui)
References
edit- “きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
Okinawan
editKanji 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
editNoun
edit胡瓜 (kīui)
References
edit- “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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