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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