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しーくゎうい・しーくぁうい【西瓜瓜・水瓜瓜】 : shiikwa ui | define meaning

shiikwa ui

Pronunciation: [ɕiːkʷaʔui]

Definition

Noun

Watermelon (fruit)

Etymology

From しーくゎ【西瓜・水瓜】 shiikwa "watermelon (plant)" and うい【瓜】 ui "melon".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	西瓜瓜水瓜瓜
Kana	しーくゎういしーくぁうい
New Okinawa Moji	しー彩うい
Romanization	shiikwa ui
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ɕiːkʷaʔui]

意味：すいかのみ・スイカのみ【西瓜の実・水瓜の実】

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Categories:

Food
Fruits

西瓜瓜

Tags: Okinawan Language, Uchinaaguchi, Ryukyuan Languages, 沖縄方言, 沖縄語, うちなーぐち, 沖縄口, 琉球方言, 琉球語...

Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 16). しーくゎうい・しーくぁうい【西瓜瓜・水瓜瓜】 : shiikwa ui | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7720/shiikwaui/.