ごーやー

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Okinawan

Etymology

Appears to be derived from ごーいー (gōī, “crippled foot”), with the suffix *あー (*-ā, “nominalizer”) attached. The word itself, is likely an irregular change of Proto-Ryukyuan elements *niga (“bitter”) + *ori (“melon”).

Cognate with Kunigami ごーやー (gōyā, “bitter melon”, Nakijin-Yonamine dialect), Miyako ごーら (gōra, “bitter melon”, Irabu-Nakachi dialect), Yonaguni ぐや (guya, “bitter melon”).

Pronunciation

  • (Shuri) IPA(key): (tone class BC)

Noun

ごーやー (gōyā) 

  1. bitter gourd, bitter melon
    ごーやーちゃんぷるー
    gōyāchanpurū
    bitter melon stir fry
  2. a crippled foot

Descendants

  • → Japanese: ゴーヤー (gōyā)

References

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