бостан

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوستان (bostan), from Persian بستان (bôstân).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔstan]

Noun

бостан • (bostan) m

1. watermelon, melon

Declension

Declension of бостан

	singular	plural
indefinite	бостан (bostan)	бостани (bostani)
definite unspecified	бостанот (bostanot)	бостаните (bostanite)
definite proximal	бостанов (bostanov)	бостаниве (bostanive)
definite distal	бостанон (bostanon)	бостанине (bostanine)
vocative	бостану (bostanu)	бостани (bostani)
count form	—	бостана (bostana)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بوستان (bostan), from Persian بستان (bôstân).

Noun

бостан m (Latin spelling bostan) (regional)

1. watermelon
2. melon
3. melon patch or melon garden

Declension

Declension of бостан

	singular	plural
nominative	бостан	бостани
genitive	бостана	бостана
dative	бостану	бостанима
accusative	бостан	бостане
vocative	бостане	бостани
locative	бостаном	бостанима
instrumental	бостану	бостанима

See also

• диња