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** Uzbek - ''қовоқ'' /qɔ'wɔq/ - '''pumpkin''' | ** Uzbek - ''қовоқ'' /qɔ'wɔq/ - '''pumpkin''' | ||
** Tatar - ''кабак'' /qɒ'bɑq/ - '''pumpkin''' | ** Tatar - ''кабак'' /qɒ'bɑq/ - '''pumpkin''' | ||
| − | ** Kazakh - ''қабақ'' /qɑ'bɑq/ - '''pumpkin, squash''' | + | ** Kazakh - ''асқабақ'' /ɑsqɑ'bɑq/ - '''pumpkin'''; ''қабақ'' /qɑ'bɑq/ - '''squash''' |
| + | ** Azeri - ''balqabak'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | ||
| + | * Estonian - ''kabatsôkk'' - '''squash''' | ||
* Russian - ''кабачок'' /kɐbɐ'tʃɔk/ - '''pumpkin''' | * Russian - ''кабачок'' /kɐbɐ'tʃɔk/ - '''pumpkin''' | ||
* Japanese - /kɑbotʃɑ/ - '''pumpkin, squash''' | * Japanese - /kɑbotʃɑ/ - '''pumpkin, squash''' | ||
* Yiddish - /kɑ'bɑk/ - '''squash''' | * Yiddish - /kɑ'bɑk/ - '''squash''' | ||
* Yoeme - ''kama'' - '''squash''' | * Yoeme - ''kama'' - '''squash''' | ||
| + | * Caucasus | ||
| + | ** Chechen - ''ghaapaq'' - '''pumpkin''' | ||
| + | ** Ingush - ''jaabaq'' - '''pumpkin''' | ||
| + | ** Georgian - ''KVAXI'' - '''squash''' | ||
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== Kharbuz == | == Kharbuz == | ||
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** Tatar - ''карбыз'' /qɑr'bɯz/ - '''watermelon''' | ** Tatar - ''карбыз'' /qɑr'bɯz/ - '''watermelon''' | ||
** Kazakh - ''қарбыз'' /qɒr'bɯz/ - '''watermelon''' | ** Kazakh - ''қарбыз'' /qɒr'bɯz/ - '''watermelon''' | ||
| + | * Uralic | ||
| + | **Estonian - ''arbuus'' - '''melon'''; ''kõrvits'' - '''pumpkin'''; ''melonkõrvits'' - '''squash''' | ||
| + | **Finnish - ''arbuusi'' - '''watermelon'''; ''kurpitsa'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | ||
* Russian - ''арбуз'' /ɐr'buz/ - '''watermelon''' | * Russian - ''арбуз'' /ɐr'buz/ - '''watermelon''' | ||
* Yiddish - /ɑr'buz/ - '''watermelon''' | * Yiddish - /ɑr'buz/ - '''watermelon''' | ||
* German - ''Kürbis'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | * German - ''Kürbis'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | ||
| − | * Chechen - ''horbaz'' - '''watermelon''' | + | * English - ''calabash'' - '''a type of gourd'''; ''cucurbita'' - '''a genus in the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae, including squashes and pumpkins''' |
| − | * Basque - ''kalabaza'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | + | * Baltic |
| − | * Urdu - /k<sup>h</sup>ɐr'buz/ - ~'''melon''' | + | ** Latvian - ''arbūzs'' - '''watermelon''' |
| − | * Nepali - /k<sup>h</sup>ɐr'buzɐ/ - '''melon''' (all types) | + | ** Lithuanian - ''arbūzas'' - '''watermelon''' |
| + | * Balkan Sprachbund and Caucasus | ||
| + | ** Greek - ''καρπουζι'' - '''watermelon''', ''κοlοκυnte'' - '''pumpkin''' | ||
| + | ** Albanian - ''karpuz'' - '''watermelon''' | ||
| + | ** Chechen - ''horbaz'' - '''watermelon''' | ||
| + | * Iberian and Romance | ||
| + | ** Basque - ''kalabaza'' - '''pumpkin, squash''' | ||
| + | ** Spanish - ''calabaza'' - '''pumpkin'''; ''calabazín'' - '''squash''' | ||
| + | ** Catalan - ''carabaça'' - '''gourd''' | ||
| + | ** French - ''calebasse'' - '''gourd''' | ||
| + | * Indic | ||
| + | ** Urdu - /k<sup>h</sup>ɐr'buz/ - ~'''melon''' | ||
| + | ** Nepali - /k<sup>h</sup>ɐr'buzɐ/ - '''melon''' (all types) | ||
| + | * Farsi - ''xarboze'' - '''melon''' | ||
| + | * Zarma - ''kabusa'' - '''squash''' | ||
| + | * Chinese - ''húlú (葫蘆)'' - '''a type of gourd'''; ''húzi (葫子)'' - '''a type of gourd''' | ||
| + | * Arabic - ''qarʔa yābisa'' - '''dried gourd''' | ||
== Kavun == | == Kavun == | ||
| + | * Arabic - ''قاوُون'' - '''melon''' | ||
* Turkic | * Turkic | ||
** Turkish - ''kavun'' - '''melon''' | ** Turkish - ''kavun'' - '''melon''' | ||
** Uzbek - ''қовун'' /qɔ'wun/ - '''melon''' | ** Uzbek - ''қовун'' /qɔ'wun/ - '''melon''' | ||
** Tatar - ''кавун'' /qɒ'wun/ - '''melon''' | ** Tatar - ''кавун'' /qɒ'wun/ - '''melon''' | ||
| + | ** Azeri - ''qovun'' - '''melon''' | ||
* Yiddish - /'kɑvɛnɛ/ - '''watermelon''' | * Yiddish - /'kɑvɛnɛ/ - '''watermelon''' | ||
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| + | Note to Jon from George: Every time I make a change to this page, it turns all the non-Roman letters into question marks, and it looks like it moves all the macrons. How does one prevent that from happening. Also, on the Estonian word "korvits" that I added, there's supposed to be an accent on the 'o' that I'm not familiar with. It's shaped like a very squished seven, or like a cedilla, but on the wrong side. If you can figure out what it is and how to get it to show up, that would be nice. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:02, 9 February 2006
Kabak
- Turkic
- Turkish - kabak - squash
- Uzbek - қовоқ /qɔ'wɔq/ - pumpkin
- Tatar - кабак /qɒ'bɑq/ - pumpkin
- Kazakh - асқабақ /ɑsqɑ'bɑq/ - pumpkin; қабақ /qɑ'bɑq/ - squash
- Azeri - balqabak - pumpkin, squash
- Estonian - kabatsôkk - squash
- Russian - кабачок /kɐbɐ'tʃɔk/ - pumpkin
- Japanese - /kɑbotʃɑ/ - pumpkin, squash
- Yiddish - /kɑ'bɑk/ - squash
- Yoeme - kama - squash
- Caucasus
- Chechen - ghaapaq - pumpkin
- Ingush - jaabaq - pumpkin
- Georgian - KVAXI - squash
Kharbuz
- Turkic
- Turkish - karpuz - watermelon
- Uzbek - тарвуз /tɑr'wuz/ - watermelon
- Tatar - карбыз /qɑr'bɯz/ - watermelon
- Kazakh - қарбыз /qɒr'bɯz/ - watermelon
- Uralic
- Estonian - arbuus - melon; kõrvits - pumpkin; melonkõrvits - squash
- Finnish - arbuusi - watermelon; kurpitsa - pumpkin, squash
- Russian - арбуз /ɐr'buz/ - watermelon
- Yiddish - /ɑr'buz/ - watermelon
- German - Kürbis - pumpkin, squash
- English - calabash - a type of gourd; cucurbita - a genus in the Gourd family Cucurbitaceae, including squashes and pumpkins
- Baltic
- Latvian - arbūzs - watermelon
- Lithuanian - arbūzas - watermelon
- Balkan Sprachbund and Caucasus
- Greek - καρπουζι - watermelon, κοlοκυnte - pumpkin
- Albanian - karpuz - watermelon
- Chechen - horbaz - watermelon
- Iberian and Romance
- Basque - kalabaza - pumpkin, squash
- Spanish - calabaza - pumpkin; calabazín - squash
- Catalan - carabaça - gourd
- French - calebasse - gourd
- Indic
- Urdu - /khɐr'buz/ - ~melon
- Nepali - /khɐr'buzɐ/ - melon (all types)
- Farsi - xarboze - melon
- Zarma - kabusa - squash
- Chinese - húlú (葫蘆) - a type of gourd; húzi (葫子) - a type of gourd
- Arabic - qarʔa yābisa - dried gourd
Kavun
- Arabic - قاوُون - melon
- Turkic
- Turkish - kavun - melon
- Uzbek - қовун /qɔ'wun/ - melon
- Tatar - кавун /qɒ'wun/ - melon
- Azeri - qovun - melon
- Yiddish - /'kɑvɛnɛ/ - watermelon
Note to Jon from George: Every time I make a change to this page, it turns all the non-Roman letters into question marks, and it looks like it moves all the macrons. How does one prevent that from happening. Also, on the Estonian word "korvits" that I added, there's supposed to be an accent on the 'o' that I'm not familiar with. It's shaped like a very squished seven, or like a cedilla, but on the wrong side. If you can figure out what it is and how to get it to show up, that would be nice.
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