арбуз

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арбуз

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old East Slavic арбузъ (arbuzŭ), via Turkic from Persian خربز (xarboz).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ɐrˈbus]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

арбу́з (arbúzm inan (genitive арбу́за, nominative plural арбу́зы, genitive plural арбу́зов, relational adjective арбу́зный, diminutive арбу́зик, augmentative арбу́зище)

  1. watermelon
  2. (slang) milliard, billion

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Estonian: arbuus
  • Finnish: arbuusi
  • Ingrian: arbuza
  • Latvian: arbūzs
  • Lithuanian: arbūzas
  • Polish: arbuz
  • Volga German: Erbus

References[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “арбуз”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress