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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

Derived from くゎんとぅ・くぁんとぅ【広東】 kwantu "Guangdong", a city 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]

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広東瓜

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2014, June 1). 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 2024, October 12, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3206/kwantuui/.