広東瓜

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
広	東	瓜
くゎん Grade: 2	とぅん > とぅ Grade: 2	うい Jinmeiyō
on’yomi		kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
廣東瓜 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 広東 (Kwantun, “Guangdong”) +‎ 瓜 (ui, “gourd, melon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kʷan̩tuʔui]

Noun

広(くゎん)東(とぅ)瓜(うい) or 広東瓜(クヮントゥウイ) (kwantuui)

watermelon
Synonym: 西瓜 (shīkwa)

References

“くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.
“クヮントゥウイ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary (archived; reopens 2024).
沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

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