胡瓜

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Noun

胡瓜

  1. cucumber

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うり [kíꜜùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲiɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

胡瓜(きうり) (kiuri) 

  1. cucumber

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

/kiuri//kɨːri/

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

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きゅうり [kyúꜜùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲɨᵝːɾʲi]

Noun

胡瓜(きゅうり) (kyūri) きうり (kiuri)?

  1. cucumber
Usage notes

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.

Alternative forms

Noun

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui) 

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Noun

胡瓜(きゅい) (kyui) 

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [so̞ba̠ɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

胡瓜(そばうり) (sobauri) 

  1. (obsolete) cucumber

Further reading

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Kikai

Alternative forms

Noun

胡瓜 (hiragana きうい, rōmaji kiui)

  1. cucumber

References

Okinawan

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kiːʔui]

Noun

胡瓜 (hiragana きーうい, rōmaji kīui)

  1. cucumber

References

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