Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پاتلجان (patlıcan), from Persian بادنجان (bâdenjân), from Sanskrit वातिगगम (vātiga-gama).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpatlid͡ʒan]
  • Hyphenation: пат‧ли‧џан

Noun

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патлиџан (patlidžanm (diminutive патлиџанче)

  1. eggplant
  2. (colloquial) tomato
    Synonym: домат m (domat)

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References

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  • патлиџан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /patlǐd͡ʒaːn/
  • Hyphenation: па‧тли‧џан

Noun

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патлѝџа̄н m (Latin spelling patlìdžān)

  1. eggplant, aubergine, brinjal (the plant and the vegetable)
    Synonyms: баланцана, меланцана

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