See also: дина and диња

Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dyňa (from an earlier *kъdyňa, borrowed from Latin cydōnea).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdinʲɐ]
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Noun

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ди́ня (dínjaf

  1. watermelon (in Eastern Bulgaria)
  2. melon (in Western Bulgaria)

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References

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  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “дѝня”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 393

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa.

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Noun

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ди́ня (dýnjaf inan (genitive ди́ні, nominative plural ди́ні, genitive plural динь, relational adjective ди́нний)

  1. melon

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