arbei

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch aardbei (strawberry, literally earthberry), from Middle Dutch erdbere, from Old Dutch *erdberi, from Proto-West Germanic *erþubaʀi, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją. Cognate of Afrikaans aarbei. Mostly replaced by stroberi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ar.bei̯/
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧bei

Noun

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arbéi (first-person possessive arbeiku, second-person possessive arbeimu, third-person possessive arbeinya)

  1. (dated) strawberry;
    1. The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
    2. The plant of this fruit.

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