User:Victar/𐮱𐮵𐮿𐮵𐮰

Middle Persian edit

Etymology edit

From 𐮴𐮹 (xar, ass, donkey) +‎ 𐮱𐮵𐮿𐮵𐮰 (bwcnʾ /⁠bōzīnʾ⁠/, cucumber; cintron), borrowed from Classical Syriac ܒܘܨܝܢ (bwṣyn /⁠būṣīn⁠/, pumpkin, gourd; mullein).

Noun edit

𐮱𐮵𐮿𐮵𐮰 (bwcnʾ /bōzīnā/)

  1. type of cucumber
  2. citron

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  • Middle Chinese: 結勃羅 (MC ket bwot la) [8th c. CE]
  • Middle Chinese: 羊刺 (MC yang tshjeH, literally “sheep-thorn”) (calque) [636 CE][1]

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