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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