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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.
Pronunciation
Noun
ты́ква • (týkva) f inan (genitive ты́квы, nominative plural ты́квы, genitive plural тыкв, relational adjective ты́квенный)
- pumpkin, cucurbit
- gourd
- (colloquial, derogatory) head
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Descendants
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)
- 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.