qarnit

Maltese

Etymology

Inherited from dialectal Arabic. Compare Maghrebi Arabic قرنيط (qarnīṭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔarˈniːt/

Noun

qarnit m (collective, singulative qarnita, paucal qarnitiet)

1. octopus
2. importunate person
3. pterygium