تربز

See also: ثرثر, بربر, and تزبر

Persian

Alternative forms

  • تربزه (tarboze), تربوز (tarbuz), تربوزه (tarbuze)

Etymology

Possibly a metathesized and zetacized derivative of Sanskrit त्रपुस (trapusa, colocynth fruit) (compare خَربُز).

Noun

Dari تَربُوز، هِندِوانَه
Iranian Persian هِندِوانِه، خَربُز
Tajik тарбуз

تربز • (tarboz) (plural تربزها (tarboz-hâ))

  1. (archaic, dialectal or nonstandard) watermelon
    Synonyms: خربز (xarboz), هندوانه (hendevâne)

Descendants

References

  • Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 20) (in German), volume III, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, § 1590
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