烏瓜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
烏	瓜
からす Jinmeiyō	うり Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

烏 (karasu, “crow; raven”) +‎ 瓜 (uri, “gourd”)

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) からすうり [kàrásúꜜùrì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾa̠sɨᵝɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

烏瓜 (hiragana からすうり, katakana カラスウリ, rōmaji karasuuri)

Japanese snake gourd ('Trichosanthes' sect. 'Cucumeroides')

Derived terms

南 (ナン)蛮 (バン)烏 (カラス)瓜 (ウリ) (Nanban karasuuri)

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