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きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】 : kiui | define meaning
kiui
Definition
Noun
- Cucumber
Etymology
Historically recorded in Gonza's works (ca. early 18th century) under the spelling киуи (kiui). Cognate to Kagoshima きうい kiui and きゅい kyui; Kikai きうい kiui; Okinawan きーうい kii'ui; standard Japanese きゅうり【胡瓜・黄瓜】 kyuuri "cucumber". Ultimately from き【胡・黄】 ki and うり【瓜】 uri "gourd".
Spelling
Orthography | Form |
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Kanji | 胡瓜 黄瓜 |
Kana | きうい |
Romanization | kiui |
意味:きゅうり【胡瓜・黄瓜】
Categories:
胡瓜
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). きうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】 : kiui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 31, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2073/kiui/.