kawon

See also: Kawoń

Polish

kawony

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian каву́н (kavún), from Ottoman Turkish قاون (kavun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.vɔn/

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• Rhymes: -avɔn
• Syllabification: ka‧won

Noun

kawon m inan or m animal

1. (Lviv, Kraków) watermelon (plant)

   Synonym: arbuz

2. (Lviv, Kraków) watermelon (fruit)

   Synonym: arbuz

Declension

Declension of kawon

	singular	plural
nominative	kawon	kawony
genitive	kawona	kawonów
dative	kawonowi	kawonom
accusative	kawon/kawona	kawony
instrumental	kawonem	kawonami
locative	kawonie	kawonach
vocative	kawonie	kawony

Further reading

• kawon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kawon in Polish dictionaries at PWN