黄瓜

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 黄瓜 – see 黃瓜 (“cucumber; pumpkin; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃瓜).
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
黄 瓜
き
Grade: 2 		うり
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)
胡瓜

Compound of 黄(き) (ki, “yellow”) + 瓜(うり) (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(き)瓜(うり) • (kiuri) 

  1. cucumber

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
黄 瓜
き
Grade: 2 		うり > うい
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi irregular
Alternative spelling
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)

Noun

黄(き)瓜(うい) • (kiui) 

  1. (Kagoshima) cucumber

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
黄 瓜
き > きゅ
Grade: 2 		うり
Jinmeiyō
irregular kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
黃瓜 (kyūjitai)
For pronunciation and definitions of 黄瓜 – see the following entry.
【胡瓜きゅうり】
cucumber
Alternative spelling
キュウリ
(This term, 黄瓜, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

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