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. 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‎, page 13
  2. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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