胡瓜

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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

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
きゅうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

/kiuri//kɨːri/

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

Pronunciation

Noun

胡瓜(きゅうり) or 胡瓜(キュウリ) (kyūriきうり (kiuri) or キウリ (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.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō

Noun

胡瓜(きゅい) (kyui

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
そばうり
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi

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

Pronunciation

Noun

胡瓜(そばうり) (sobauri

  1. (obsolete) cucumber

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Kikai

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Jinmeiyō
Alternative spelling
黄瓜

Noun

胡瓜(きうい) (kiui

  1. cucumber

References

Okinawan

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(きー)(うい) (kīui

  1. cucumber

References