Ryukyu

See also: Ryūkyū

English

Alternative forms

(historical) Loochoo, Loo Choo, Lewchew, Lew Chew
Ryūkyū

Etymology

From Japanese 琉球 (Ryūkyū), from Middle Chinese 流求 (ljuw-gjuw), a Chinese exonym for the island kingdom, of unclear origin. Compare Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɹjuːkjuː/, /ɹiˈuːkjuː/

Proper noun

Ryukyu

A chain of islands roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.

Translations

Ryūkyū, Japan

Ainu: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 琉球 (zh) (Liúqiú), 琉球群島 (zh), 琉球群岛 (zh) (Liúqiú qúndǎo), 琉球諸島, 琉球诸岛 (Liúqiú zhūdǎo), 琉球列島, 琉球列岛 (Liúqiú lièdǎo)
Japanese: 琉球 (ja) (りゅうきゅう, Ryūkyū), 琉球諸島 (りゅうきゅうしょとう, Ryūkyū-shotō), 南西諸島 (なんせいしょとう, Nansei-shotō)
Korean: 류큐 제도 (Ryukyu jedo)

Manchu: ᠯᡳᠣ
ᡴᡳᠣ (lio kio)
Okinawan: 琉球 (るーちゅー, Rūchū, どぅーちゅー, Dūchū)
Russian: Рюкю́ (ru) m (Rjukjú) (indeclinable)
Vietnamese: Lưu Cầu

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