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っゐーちょー・うぃーちょー【茴香】 : qwiichoo · 'wiichoo | define meaning
qwiichoo · 'wiichoo
Pronunciation: [ʔwiːt͡ɕoː]
Definition
Noun
- Fennel
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ういきょう【茴香】 uikyou "fennel". Ultimately from Chinese 【茴香】 "fennel" (cf. Mandarin huíxiāng; Cantonese wui4 hoeng1; Eastern Min huòi-hiŏng; Hokkien hôe-hiong, hôe-hioⁿ and hôe-hiuⁿ; Sino-Korean 회향 hoehyang), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *hwoj xjang.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 混効験集 Konkoukenshuu (1711), "Words of the Royal Palace", records "「うへきやう」蘹香 茴香共書".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 茴香 |
| Kana | っゐーちょー うぃーちょー |
| Romanization | qwiichoo ʔwiichoo 'wiichoo |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ʔwiːt͡ɕoː] |
意味：ういきょう【茴香】、フェンネル
Categories:
茴香
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, May 13). っゐーちょー・うぃーちょー【茴香】 : qwiichoo · 'wiichoo | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, May 14, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8636/qwiichoo-'wiichoo/.