kawon

See also: Kawoń

Polish

kawon sense 1

kawony sense 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian каву́н (kavún).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.vɔn/

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• Rhymes: -avɔn
• Syllabification: ka‧won

Noun

kawon m animal or m inan (related adjective kawonowy)

2. (dated or Kraków, Lviv) watermelon (any plant of the genus Citrullus)

   Synonym: arbuz

4. (dated or Kraków, Lviv) watermelon (fruit of this plant)

   Synonym: arbuz

Declension

Declension of kawon

	singular	plural
nominative	kawon	kawony
genitive	kawona	kawonów
dative	kawonowi	kawonom
accusative	kawona/kawon	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
• kawon in PWN's encyclopedia