🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
でーくに【大根】 : deekuni | define meaning
deekuni
Pronunciation: [deːkuni]
Definition
Noun
- Daikon radish; white radish; Japanese radish
Etymology
Cognate with Yoron でーくに deekuni and standard Japanese だいこん【大根】 daikon.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait, to co-operate with the Polar Expeditions (1831), by Frederick William Beechey, records "[...] a dish of hard boiled eggs without the shells, painted red, and a pickle which was used instead of salt, called dzeeseekedakoonee" [= possibly 味付け大根].
Notes
An edible vegetable commonly known as the daikon radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus), the white radish, the Japanese radish, the oriental radish, or the mooli.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 大根 |
| Kana | でーくに |
| Romanization | deekuni |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [deːkuni] |
意味：だいこん【大根】
Categories:
大根
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 14). でーくに【大根】 : deekuni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1934/deekuni/.