🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Kunigami, Okinawa)
ちゅーかー【千代香・茶家】 : chuukaa | define meaning
chuukaa
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕuːkaː]
Definition
Noun
- Teapot
Etymology
Cognate with Kagoshima ちょか choka; Okinawan (Shuri, Naha, Nakijin) ちゅーかー chuukaa; Miyako (Uruka) ちゅーか chuuka; Yaeyama (Hateruma) ぞっか zokka; and Yonaguni すが suga "teapot". Of Kagoshima origin.
Historical attestations:
- Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan (1881), page 34, records "[Satsuma dialect] Chaka ... [Yedo] dobin ... teapot".
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「ちやーかー」急須（キフス）、沖縄茶ヲ入ルルちゃーかー（茶家）ト云ヒ酒ヲ入ルルヲちうーかー（酒家）云ヘルヲ近来訛リデ茶家ヲ酒家ト云フ", loosely translated as "A teapot used to hold Okinawan tea is called 'chaakaa', and one used to hold alcohol is called 'chuukaa'. The shift from 'chaakaa' to 'chuukaa' is recent."
- Transactions The Asiatic Society Of Japan (1915), Vol.43 Pt.2, page 226, records "Choka, teapot, dobin".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 千代香 茶家 |
| Kana | ちゅーかー |
| Romanization | chuukaa |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕuːkaː] |
意味：ちゃびん【茶瓶】、きゅうす【急須】、どびん【土瓶】、ティーポット
千代香
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, March 25). ちゅーかー【千代香・茶家】 : chuukaa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, May 15, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/4355/chuukaa/.