moerbei

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch moerbeye, from Old Dutch *mōrberi, from Proto-West Germanic *mōrubaʀi.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: moer‧bei

Noun

moerbei f (plural moerbeien, diminutive moerbeitje n)

  1. mulberry (the berry)
    Synonyms: moerbes, (archaic, dialectal) moerbezie
  2. the mulberry tree, which bears this fruit (of genus Morus)
    Synonyms: moerboom, moerbeiboom

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: moerbei
  • Indonesian: murbei
  • Malay: murbei
  • West Frisian: moerbei