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きーうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】 : kii'ui · kiiqui | define meaning
kii'ui · kiiqui
Pronunciation: [kiːʔui]
Definition
Noun
- Cucumber
Etymology
Attested in the Okinawan language dictionary (沖縄語典, 1896, p. 30), by Masayo Nakamoto, under the spelling きーうい kiiui and the definition ｢キウリ 胡瓜・黄瓜」 "cucumber". 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】 kyuuri "cucumber". Ultimately from き【胡・黄】 ki and うり【瓜】 uri "gourd".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 胡瓜 黄瓜 |
| Kana | きーうい |
| Romanization | kii'ui kiiqui kiiʔui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kiːʔui] |
意味：きゅうり【胡瓜・黄瓜】
Categories:
胡瓜
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). きーうい【胡瓜・黄瓜】 : kii'ui · kiiqui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 13, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2072/kii'ui-kiiqui/.