西瓜
Chinese
west | melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash | ||
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trad. (西瓜) | 西 | 瓜 | |
simp. #(西瓜) | 西 | 瓜 | |
Literally: “western melon”. |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
西瓜
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- watermelon
Synonyms
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 西瓜 | |
Taxonomic name | 西瓜 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 西瓜 |
Taiwan | 西瓜 | |
Tianjin | 西瓜 | |
Chengde | 西瓜 | |
Tangshan | 西瓜 | |
Cangzhou | 西瓜 | |
Baoding | 西瓜 | |
Shijiazhuang | 西瓜 | |
Chifeng | 西瓜 | |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 西瓜 | |
Heihe | 西瓜 | |
Qiqihar | 西瓜 | |
Harbin | 西瓜 | |
Jiamusi | 西瓜 | |
Baicheng | 西瓜 | |
Changchun | 西瓜 | |
Tonghua | 西瓜 | |
Shenyang | 西瓜 | |
Dandong | 西瓜 | |
Jinzhou | 西瓜 | |
Dalian | 西瓜 | |
Yantai | 西瓜 | |
Yantai (Muping) | 西瓜 | |
Qingdao | 西瓜 | |
Lijin | 西瓜 | |
Zhucheng | 西瓜 | |
Jinan | 西瓜 | |
Jining | 西瓜 | |
Luoyang | 西瓜 | |
Wanrong | 西瓜 | |
Shangqiu | 西瓜 | |
Yuanyang | 西瓜 | |
Zhengzhou | 西瓜 | |
Lingbao | 西瓜 | |
Xinyang | 西瓜 | |
Baihe | 西瓜 | |
Hanzhong | 西瓜 | |
Xi'an | 西瓜 | |
Baoji | 西瓜 | |
Yinchuan | 西瓜 | |
Tianshui | 西瓜 | |
Lanzhou | 西瓜 | |
Dunhuang | 西瓜 | |
Xining | 西瓜 | |
Hami | 西瓜 | |
Ürümqi | 西瓜 | |
Wuhan | 西瓜 | |
Yichang | 西瓜, 瓜 | |
Xiangyang | 西瓜, 瓜 | |
Tianmen | 西瓜 | |
Hong'an | 西瓜 | |
Chengdu | 西瓜 | |
Nanchong | 西瓜 | |
Dazhou | 西瓜 | |
Hanyuan | 西瓜 | |
Xichang | 西瓜 | |
Zigong | 西瓜 | |
Chongqing | 西瓜 | |
Guiyang | 西瓜 | |
Zunyi | 西瓜 | |
Bijie | 西瓜 | |
Liping | 西瓜 | |
Zhaotong | 西瓜 | |
Dali | 西瓜 | |
Kunming | 西瓜 | |
Mengzi | 西瓜 | |
Guilin | 西瓜 | |
Guilin (Lingui) | 西瓜 | |
Liuzhou | 西瓜 | |
Liuzhou (Luorong) | 西瓜 | |
Nanning (Wuming) | 西瓜 | |
Jishou | 西瓜 | |
Changde | 西瓜 | |
Anqing | 西瓜 | |
Xuzhou | 西瓜 | |
Fuyang | 西瓜 | |
Wuhu | 西瓜 | |
Yangzhou | 西瓜 | |
Lianyungang | 西瓜 | |
Lianshui | 西瓜 | |
Nanjing | 西瓜 | |
Hefei | 西瓜 | |
Nantong | 西瓜 | |
Singapore | 西瓜 | |
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 西瓜 | |
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 西瓜 | |
Dagudi (Maliba) | 西瓜 | |
Reshuitang (Longling) | 西瓜 | |
Mae Salong (Lancang) | 西瓜 | |
Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 西瓜 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 西瓜 |
Hong Kong | 西瓜 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 西瓜 | |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 西瓜 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 西瓜 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 西瓜 | |
Macau | 西瓜 | |
Guangzhou (Panyu) | 西瓜 | |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 西瓜 | |
Guangzhou (Conghua) | 西瓜 | |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 西瓜 | |
Foshan | 西瓜 | |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 西瓜 | |
Foshan (Shunde) | 西瓜 | |
Foshan (Sanshui) | 西瓜 | |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 西瓜 | |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 西瓜 | |
Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 西瓜 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 西瓜 | |
Zhuhai (Doumen) | 西瓜 | |
Jiangmen (Baisha) | 西瓜 | |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 西瓜 | |
Taishan | 西瓜 | |
Taishan (Guanghai) | 西瓜 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 西瓜 | |
Enping (Niujiang) | 西瓜 | |
Heshan (Yayao) | 西瓜 | |
Dongguan | 西瓜 | |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 西瓜 | |
Qingyuan | 西瓜 | |
Fogang | 西瓜 | |
Yingde (Hanguang) | 西瓜 | |
Yangshan | 西瓜 | |
Lianshan (Butian) | 西瓜 | |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 西瓜 | |
Shaoguan | 西瓜 | |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 西瓜 | |
Renhua | 西瓜 | |
Lechang | 西瓜 | |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 西瓜 | |
Sihui | 西瓜 | |
Guangning | 西瓜 | |
Deqing | 西瓜 | |
Huaiji | 西瓜 | |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 西瓜 | |
Yunfu | 西瓜 | |
Xinxing | 西瓜 | |
Luoding | 西瓜 | |
Yunan (Pingtai) | 西瓜 | |
Yangjiang | 西瓜 | |
Xinyi | 西瓜 | |
Lianjiang | 西瓜 | |
Nanning | 西瓜 | |
Wuzhou | 西瓜 | |
Yulin | 西瓜 | |
Hepu (Lianzhou) | 西瓜 | |
Hepu (Shatian) | 西瓜 | |
Guiping | 西瓜 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 西瓜 | |
Guigang (Nanjiang) | 西瓜 | |
Beiliu (Tangliao) | 西瓜 | |
Baise | 西瓜 | |
Bobai | 西瓜 | |
Lingshan | 西瓜 | |
Pubei | 西瓜 | |
Qinzhou | 西瓜 | |
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 西瓜 | |
Beihai | 西瓜 | |
Beihai (Nankang) | 西瓜 | |
Beihai (Yingpan) | 西瓜 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 西瓜 | |
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 西瓜 | |
Ningming | 西瓜 | |
Hengxian | 西瓜 | |
Hezhou (Pumen) | 西瓜 | |
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 西瓜 | |
Danzhou | 西瓜 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 西瓜 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 西瓜 | |
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 西瓜 | |
Móng Cái | 西瓜 | |
Mandalay (Taishan) | 西瓜 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 西瓜 |
Lichuan | 西瓜 | |
Pingxiang | 西瓜 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 西瓜 |
Dabu (Xihe) | 西瓜 | |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 西瓜 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 西瓜 | |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 西瓜 | |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 西瓜 | |
Conghua (Lütian) | 西瓜 | |
Yudu | 西瓜 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 西瓜 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 西瓜 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 西瓜 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 西瓜 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 西瓜 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 西瓜 | |
Hong Kong | 西瓜 | |
Luchuan (Daqiao) | 西瓜 | |
Beiliu (Tang'an) | 西瓜 | |
Mashan (Pianlian) | 西瓜 | |
Sabah (Longchuan) | 水瓜 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 西瓜 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 西瓜 | |
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 西瓜 | |
Singkawang | 西瓜, 水西瓜 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 西瓜 |
Shexian | 西瓜 | |
Tunxi | 西瓜 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 西瓜 |
Pingyao | 西瓜 | |
Yangyuan | 西瓜 | |
Datong | 西瓜 | |
Xinzhou | 西瓜 | |
Lishi | 西瓜 | |
Linfen | 西瓜 | |
Changzhi | 西瓜 | |
Linhe | 西瓜 | |
Jining | 西瓜 | |
Hohhot | 西瓜 | |
Erenhot | 西瓜 | |
Pingshan | 西瓜 | |
Zhangjiakou | 西瓜 | |
Handan | 西瓜 | |
Linzhou | 西瓜 | |
Suide | 西瓜 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 西瓜 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 西瓜 |
Fuqing | 西瓜 | |
Matsu | 西瓜 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 西瓜 |
Quanzhou | 西瓜 | |
Zhangzhou | 西瓜 | |
Taipei | 西瓜 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 西瓜 | |
Kaohsiung | 西瓜 | |
Yilan | 西瓜 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 西瓜 | |
Taichung | 西瓜 | |
Tainan | 西瓜 | |
Hsinchu | 西瓜 | |
Kinmen | 生瓜 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 生瓜 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 西瓜 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 西瓜 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 西瓜 | |
Pingnan (Shangdu) | 西瓜 | |
Chaozhou | 西瓜 | |
Haifeng | 西瓜 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 西瓜 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 西瓜 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 西瓜 | |
Leizhou | 西瓜 | |
Wenchang | 西瓜 | |
Haikou | 西瓜 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 西瓜 |
Xianyou | 紅瓜 | |
Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 西瓜 |
Sanxiang | 西瓜 | |
Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 西瓜 |
Nanning (Shajing) | 西瓜 | |
Binyang (Xinqiao) | 西瓜 | |
Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 西瓜 |
Guilin (Chaoyang) | 西瓜 | |
Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 西瓜 | |
Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 西瓜 | |
Shehua | Chaozhou | 西瓜 |
Wu | Shanghai | 西瓜 |
Shanghai (Chongming) | 西瓜 | |
Shanghai (Songjiang) | 西瓜 | |
Suzhou | 西瓜 | |
Danyang | 西瓜 | |
Hangzhou | 西瓜 | |
Ningbo | 西瓜 | |
Wenzhou | 西瓜 | |
Jinhua | 西瓜 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 西瓜 |
Loudi | 西瓜 | |
Shuangfeng | 西瓜 | |
Quanzhou | 西瓜 | |
Guanyang (Wenshi) | 西瓜 |
Derived terms
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Descendants
- → Japanese: 西瓜 (suika)
- → Korean: 서과(西瓜) (seogwa)
Others:
- → Brunei Malay: sikoi
- → English: xigua
- → Mongolian: шийгуа (šiigua)
- → Zhuang: sihgvah, sae'gva
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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西 | 瓜 |
すい Grade: 2 | か Jinmeiyō |
tōon | kan’on |
Alternative spelling |
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水瓜 |
Etymology
From Chinese compound 西瓜 (sej kwæ, literally “west + melon”). Compare modern Mandarin 西瓜 (xīguā, “watermelon”). Sui is the 唐音 (tōon) of 西.[1][2][3][4] There is an alternative spelling of 水瓜,[1][3][2][4][5] which may be seen as both ateji and a calque of English watermelon.
Various Japanese references indicate that the fruit was imported from China in the early Edo period in the 1600s.[1][3][2] However, the word is first attested in Japanese in a text from the 1360s, suggesting that the fruit was originally imported earlier, but did not become more widely known until the 1600s.[4]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) すいか [sùíká] (Heiban – [0])[2][5][6]
- IPA(key): [sɨᵝika̠]
Noun
西瓜 • (suika) ←すいくわ (suikwa)?
- watermelon
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as スイカ.
Derived terms
- 西瓜糖 (suikatō, “watermelon sugar, sugar made by concentrating watermelon juice”)
- 西瓜割り (suikawari, “a traditional Japanese game that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick whilst blindfolded”)
References
- 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “西瓜”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- “西瓜・水瓜”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”) (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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西 | 瓜 |
Noun
西瓜 • (seogwa) (hangeul 서과)
- Hanja form? of 서과 (“watermelon”).
Okinawan
Kanji in this term | |
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西 | 瓜 |
しー Grade: 2 | くゎ Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕiːkʷa/
Noun
西瓜 (hiragana しーくゎ, katakana シークヮ, rōmaji shīkwa)
- watermelon
- Synonym: 広東瓜 (kwantuui)
References
“シークヮ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Shuri-Naha Dialect Dictionary.