kamelya

Cebuano

Etymology

From English camellia, from New Latin, named after Moravian botanist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706).

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧mel‧ya

Noun

kamelya

any plant of the genus Camellia

Turkish

Etymology

From French camélia.

Noun

kamelya (definite accusative kamelyayı, plural kamelyalar)

camellia

References

Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kamelya”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

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