קאַווענע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קאַוון (kavn)

Etymology

From a Slavic language, like Ukrainian каву́н (kavún) or Polish kawon, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kagun.

Noun

קאַווענע • (kavene) f, plural קאַווענעס (kavenes)

1. watermelon

   Synonyms: אַרבוז (arbuz), וואַסער־מעלאָן (vaser-melon)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קאַווענע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קאַווענע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN