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くーくゎ・くーくぁ【紅花】 : kuukwa | define meaning

kuukwa

Pronunciation: [kuːkʷa]

Definition

Noun

Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius sp.); false saffron

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese こうか【紅花】 kouka "safflower". Ultimately from Chinese 【紅花・红花】 "safflower" (cf. Mandarin hónghuā; Cantonese hung4 faa1; Hokkien âng-hoe and âng-hoa), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *huwng xwae.

Notes

Synonyms:

たらまばな【多良間花】 taramabana

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	紅花
Kana	くーくゎくーくぁ
New Okinawa Moji	くー彩
Romanization	kuukwa
Pronunciation (IPA)	[kuːkʷa]

意味：べにばな・こうか【紅花】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, March 29). くーくゎ・くーくぁ【紅花】 : kuukwa | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, April 17, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8388/kuukwa/.