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 spelling
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 Japanese 梯姑 (deigo).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

梯(でぃー)梧(ぐ) (dīgu)

the Indian coral tree, Erythrina variegata
- 2006, Kazufumi Miyazawa (lyrics and music), “Shima Uta (Uchināguchi Version) [Island Song (Okinawan version)]”, performed by Rimi Natsukawa:
  
  でぃぐぬ花(はな)も散(ち)り　さざ波(なみ)がゆりるだき
  digu^[sic] nu hana mo chiri sazanami ga yuriru daki
  The coral flowers scatter, [and] only the ripples [of the sea] sway.

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