tarbija

Estonian

Etymology

From tarbima +‎ -ja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑrb̥ijɑ/

Noun

tarbija (genitive tarbija, partitive tarbijat)

  1. (economics) consumer (person purchasing goods)
    Synonyms: kasutaja, klient, konsument, ostja, tarvitaja, vananenud

Declension

nouns
  • tarbimine
  • tarbimus
verb

Further reading

Maltese

Root
r-b-j
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic تَرْبِية‎ (tarbiya, literally “upbringing, rearing”), which is also used in the sense “foster child” by transfer from the action to its object. Compare Moroccan Arabic تربية‎ (tarbya, “baby”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tarˈbiː.ja/

Noun

tarbija f (plural trabi)

  1. baby, infant
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