Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /patlǐd͡ʒaːn/
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tli‧džan

Noun edit

patlìdžān m (Cyrillic spelling патлѝџа̄н)

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal (the plant and the vegetable)
    Synonyms: balancana, melancana

Declension edit