arbuus

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian арбуз (arbuz), from Turkic. Compare Ottoman Turkish خربز‎ (harbüz), خربزه‎ (harbüze), Tatar карбыз (qarbız), Bashkir ҡарбуз (qarbuz), Turkish karpuz. Ultimately from Persian خربز‎ (xarboz).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑrˈb̥uːs/, [ɑrˈb̥uːs]

Noun

arbuus (genitive arbuusi, partitive arbuusi)

  1. watermelon (plant)
    Synonym: vesimelon
  2. watermelon (fruit)
    Synonym: vesimelon

Declension

Further reading

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