梯梧

Japanese

Kanji in this term
梯	梧
でい Jinmeiyō	ご Jinmeiyō
irregular	kan’on

For pronunciation and definitions of 梯梧 – see the following entry.

【梯姑でいご】

[noun] the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata

Alternative spellings
梯梧, デイゴ

(This term, 梯梧, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
梯	梧
でぃー Jinmeiyō	ぐ Jinmeiyō
irregular	on’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 梯姑 (deigo).

Pronunciation

(Shuri-Naha) でぃーぐ [dìígú] (Heiban - [0])
IPA^(key): [diːɡu]

Noun

梯梧 (hiragana でぃーぐ, rōmaji dīgu)

the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata
- 1992, Kazufumi Miyazawa (lyrics and music), “Shima Uta (Uchinā-guchi Version) [Island Song (Okinawan version)]”, performed by Rimi Natsukawa:
  
  でぃぐが咲(さ)き乱(みだ)り　風(かじ)を呼(ゆ)び嵐(あらし)が来(き)た
  digu^[sic] ga sakimidari kaji o yubi arashi ga kita
  The coral [flowers] bloom abundantly, the winds call, [and] the storm has come.

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