qabru

Maltese

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaːb.ru/

Noun

qabru m (plural qwabar)

  1. freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)
    Hypernym: granċ
  2. (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔab.ru/

Noun

qabru

  1. third-person masculine singular pronominal form of qabar: his grave
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