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こしゅー【胡椒】

koshuu

Pronunciation: [koɕuː]

Definition

Noun

  1. Pepper; black pepper

Etymology

Cognate to Nagasaki こしゅー koshuu; Kagoshima and Kumamoto こしゅ koshu; Okinawan くそー kusoo (and its rendaku variants ぐす -gusu and ぐーす -guusu); and standard Japanese こしょう【胡椒】 koshou "pepper". Historically from こせう koseu. Ultimately of Chinese origin. Cognate to Mandarin 【胡椒】 hújiāo; Cantonese 【胡椒】 wu4 ziu1; Min Nan 【胡椒粉】 hô͘-chio-hún; Korean 고추 gochu and 후추 huchu; and Vietnamese hạt tiêu "pepper".

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OrthographyForm
Kanji胡椒
Kanaこしゅー
Romanizationkoshuu
Pronunciation (IPA)[koɕuː]

意味:こしょう・コショウ【胡椒】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). こしゅー【胡椒】 : koshuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 31, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3684/koshuu/.