隼人瓜

Japanese

Kanji in this term
隼 人 瓜
はや
Jinmeiyō 		と
Grade: 1 		うり
Jinmeiyō
nanori irregular kun'yomi

Etymology

From 隼人(はやと) (hayato) + 瓜(うり) (uri), alluding to its introduction via Kagoshima.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ha̠ja̠to̞ɯ̟ɾʲi]

Noun

隼(はや)人(と)瓜(うり) or 隼人瓜(ハヤトウリ) • (hayato uri) 

  1. chayote, Sechium edule

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

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