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しーくゎ・しーくぁ【西瓜・水瓜】 : shiikwa | define meaning

shiikwa

Pronunciation: [ɕiːkʷa]

Definition

Noun

(Plant) Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus sp.)
1. しーくゎうい【西瓜瓜】
  shiikwa ui
  "watermelon (fruit)"

Etymology

Borrowed from standard Japanese すいか【西瓜・水瓜】 suika "watermelon".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	西瓜水瓜
Kana	しーくゎしーくぁ
New Okinawa Moji	しー彩
Romanization	shiikwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕiːkʷa]

意味：すいか・スイカ【西瓜・水瓜】

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Categories:

Plant

西瓜

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 16). しーくゎ・しーくぁ【西瓜・水瓜】 : shiikwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7718/shiikwa/.