Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic тꙑкꙑ (tyky), from Proto-Slavic *tyky.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈtɨkvə]
  • Hyphenation: тык‧ва
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ты́ква (týkvaf inan (genitive ты́квы, nominative plural ты́квы, genitive plural тыкв, relational adjective ты́квенный)

  1. pumpkin, cucurbit
  2. gourd
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) head

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Buryat: тыквэ (tykve)
  • Evenki: тыква (tikwa)
  • Ingrian: tьkva
  • Khakas: тыква (tıkva)
  • Kildin Sami: тыква (tykva)
  • Southern Altai: тыква (tïkva)
  • Tuvan: тыква (tıkva)
  • Yakut: тыква (tıkva)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тыква”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “тыква”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 2 (панцирь – ящур), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 275

Yakut

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian тыква (tykva).

Noun

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тыква (tıkva)

  1. pumpkin

Usage notes

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Although pumpkins are technically fruits, they, like tomatoes, are often thought of as vegetables, and are here categorized as both for the reader's convenience.