宮古島

Chinese

		Miyako	island
trad. (宮古島)		宮古	島
simp. (宫古岛)		宫古	岛

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Gōnggǔdǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ gu² dou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Gōnggǔdǎo [Phonetic: gōnggúdǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Gonggǔdǎo
  - Wade–Giles: Kung¹-ku³-tao³
  - Yale: Gūng-gǔ-dǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gongguudao
  - Palladius: Гунгудао (Gungudao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ gu² dou²
  - Yale: gūng gú dóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ gu² dou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ gu² dou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ kuː³⁵ tou̯³⁵/

Proper noun

宮古島

Miyako-jima (an island in Japan)
(～市) Miyakojima (a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宮	古	島
みや Grade: 3	こ Grade: 2	しま > じま Grade: 3
kun’yomi	on’yomi	kun’yomi

Etymology

From 宮古 (Miyako) +‎ 島 (-shima, “island”). The shima changes to jima as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [mʲija̠ko̞ʑima̠]

Proper noun

宮(みや)古(こ)島(じま) • (Miyakojima)

Miyako-jima (an island in Japan)
Miyakojima (a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)

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