baklažaan

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian баклажа́н (baklažán), from Ottoman Turkish بادلجان (bâdlicân), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātigagama).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /b̥ɑklɑˈʒɑːn/, [b̥ɑklɑˈʒɑːn]

Noun

baklažaan (genitive baklažaani, partitive baklažaani)

  1. aubergine, eggplant (fruit)
    Synonym: pommu

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • baklažaanikonserv
  • baklažaanipasta
  • baklažaanipüree

Further reading

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