🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】 : kwantu ui | define meaning
kwantu ui
Pronunciation: [kʷan̩tuʔui]
Definition
Noun
- Watermelon
Etymology
From くゎんとぅ・くぁんとぅ【広東】 kwantu "Guangdong", a province in southeastern China, and うい【瓜】 ui "gourd; melon".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 広東瓜 |
| Kana | くゎんとぅうい くぁんとぅうい |
| New Okinawa Moji | 彩ん婢うい |
| Romanization | kwantu ui |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [kʷan̩tuʔui] |
意味：すいか・スイカ【西瓜】
Categories:
広東瓜
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 12). くゎんとぅうい・くぁんとぅうい【広東瓜】 : kwantu ui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3206/kwantuui/.