Chinese

苦瓜

Noun

苦瓜

1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology

苦 ‎(niga, “bitter”) +‎ 瓜 ‎(uri, “gourd”)

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) にが​うり [nìgáꜜùrì] (Nakadaka - [2])
• (Tokyo) にがうり [nìgáúrí] (Heiban - [0])
• (Tokyo) にがう​り [nìgáúꜜrì] (Nakadaka - [3])
• IPA^(key): [niɡ̃a̠ɯᵝɾi]

Noun

苦瓜 ‎(hiragana にがうり, katakana ニガウリ, romaji nigauri)
(alternative reading hiragana にがごい, romaji nigagoi) (Kagoshima dialect)
(alternative reading hiragana にがごり, romaji nigagori) (Miyazaki dialect)

1. bitter melon; bitter gourd

Synonyms

• 蔓 (ツル)茘 (レイ)枝 (シ) ‎(tsurureishi)

Okinawan

Noun

苦瓜 ‎(hiragana ごーやー, romaji gōyā)

1. bitter melon; bitter gourd