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Yiddish
Etymology
From a Slavic language, like Ukrainian каву́н (kavún) or Polish kawon, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kagun.
Noun
קאַווענע • (kavene) f, plural קאַווענעס (kavenes)
- watermelon
- Synonyms: אַרבוז (arbuz), וואַסער־מעלאָן (vaser-melon)
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַווענע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קאַווענע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN