Chinese

Noun

胡瓜

1. cucumber

See also

• 黃瓜／黄瓜 (huángguā)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) きゅ​うり [kyúꜜùrì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kjɯᵝːɾi]

Alternative forms

• 黄瓜

Noun

胡瓜 ‎(hiragana きゅうり, katakana キュウリ, romaji kyūri, historical hiragana きうり)

1. cucumber

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana in biological contexts, as キュウリ.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) き​うり [kíꜜùrì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɯᵝɾi]

Alternative forms

• 黄瓜

Noun

胡瓜 ‎(hiragana きうり, romaji kiuri)

1. cucumber

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• IPA^(key): [so̞ba̠ɯᵝɾi]

Noun

胡瓜 ‎(hiragana そばうり, romaji sobauri)

1. (obsolete) cucumber

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

Kikai

Noun

胡瓜 ‎(hiragana きうい, romaji kiui)

1. cucumber

Okinawan

Noun

胡瓜 ‎(hiragana きーうい, romaji kīui)

1. cucumber