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Okinawan
| Alternative spelling
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| 廣東瓜 (kyūjitai)
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Etymology
From 広東 (Kwantun, “Guangdong”) + 瓜 (ui, “gourd, melon”).
Pronunciation
Noun
広東瓜 or 広東瓜 (kwantuui)
- watermelon
- Synonym: 西瓜 (shīkwa)
References
- “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)