ちょか

Japanese

Alternative spelling
千代香

Etymology

See also Okinawan ちゅーかー (chūkā).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ka̠]

Noun

ちょか • (choka) 

  1. (Kagoshima)[2][1] traditional Japanese clay teapot
    Synonym: (standard Japanese) 土瓶 (dobin)

Derived terms

  • くろぢょか (kurojoka)
  • かなぢょか (kanajoka)
  • やまぢょか (yamajoka)
  • どろぢょか (dorojoka)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 野原三義 ((Can we date this quote?)) “琉球方言と九州諸方言との比較(III)”, in 沖縄国際大学文学部紀要‎[1], page 13
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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