qabru
Maltese
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaːb.ru/
Noun
qabru m (plural qwabar)
- freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)
- Hypernym: granċ
- (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person
- (astronomy, definite) Cancer (constellation)
- (astrology, definite) Cancer (zodiac sign)
- Synonym: kanċer
See also
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| il-Kibx ♈︎ | it-Tawr ♉︎ | it-Tewmin ♊︎ | il-Qabru ♋︎ | ||||||||
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| id-Durbies ♌︎ | l-Għodra ♍︎ | il-Miżien ♎︎ | l-Għaqreb ♏︎ | ||||||||
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| il-Qaws ♐︎ | il-Wott ♑︎ | iż-Żir ♒︎ | il-Ħut ♓︎ | ||||||||
Etymology 2
See the lemma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔab.ru/
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