胡瓜
Chinese
barbarian; recklessly; surname | melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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simp. and trad. (胡瓜) |
胡 | 瓜 |
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Irregular |
Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) + 瓜 (uri, “gourd”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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胡 | 瓜 |
Jinmeiyō | Jinmeiyō |
Irregular |
/kiuri/ → /kɨːri/
Sound shift of kiuri, above (きう → きゅう). Now the modern Japanese word for "cucumber".
Alternative forms
Noun
胡瓜 (hiragana きゅうり, katakana キュウリ, rōmaji kyūri, historical hiragana きうり, historical katakana キウリ)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as キュウリ.
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