тыква

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɨkvə]
• Hyphenation: тык‧ва

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Noun

ты́ква • (týkva) f inan (genitive ты́квы, nominative plural ты́квы, genitive plural тыкв, relational adjective ты́квенный)

1. pumpkin, cucurbit
2. gourd
3. (colloquial, derogatory) head

Declension

Declension of ты́ква (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ты́ква týkva	ты́квы týkvy
genitive	ты́квы týkvy	ты́кв týkv
dative	ты́кве týkve	ты́квам týkvam
accusative	ты́кву týkvu	ты́квы týkvy
instrumental	ты́квой, ты́квою týkvoj, týkvoju	ты́квами týkvami
prepositional	ты́кве týkve	ты́квах týkvax

Related terms

• ты́квина f (týkvina)

Descendants

• → Buryat: тыквэ (tykve)
• → Evenki: тыква (tikwa)
• → Ingrian: tьkva
• → Khakas: тыква (tıkva)
• → Kildin Sami: тыква (tykva)
• → Southern Altai: тыква (tïkva)
• → Tuvan: тыква (tıkva)
• → Yakut: тыква (tıkva)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тыква”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тыква”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volumes 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 275

Yakut

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тыква (tykva).

Noun

тыква • (tıkva)

1. pumpkin

Usage notes

Although pumpkins are technically fruits, they, like tomatoes, are often thought of as vegetables, and are here categorized as both for the reader's convenience.