広東瓜
Appearance
Okinawan
[edit]Kanji in this term | ||
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広 | 東 | 瓜 |
くゎん Grade: 2 |
とぅん > とぅ Grade: 2 |
うい Jinmeiyō |
on'yomi | kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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廣東瓜 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
[edit]From 広東 (Kwantun, “Guangdong”) + 瓜 (ui, “gourd, melon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]広東瓜 or 広東瓜 (kwantuui)
- watermelon
- Synonym: 西瓜 (shīkwa)
References
[edit]- “くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
- “クヮントゥウイ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
- Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyūjo (国立国語研究所) (1963) 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawa-go Jiten) [Dictionary of the Okinawan Language] (in Japanese), Tokyo (東京): Okurashō Insatsu Kyoku (財務省印刷局)
Categories:
- Okinawan terms spelled with 広 read as くゎん
- Okinawan terms spelled with 東 read as とぅん
- Okinawan terms spelled with 瓜 read as うい
- Okinawan compound terms
- Okinawan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Okinawan lemmas
- Okinawan nouns
- Okinawan terms with multiple readings
- Okinawan terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Okinawan terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Okinawan terms with 3 kanji
- ryu:Fruits
- ryu:Gourd family plants