Belarusian

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Дыня

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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), quince).

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Noun

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ды́ня (dýnjaf inan (genitive ды́ні, nominative plural ды́ні, genitive plural дынь or ды́няў)

  1. melon
    Synonyms: мэлён (meljón), малён (maljón)

Declension

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References

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  • дыня” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic дꙑнꙗ (dynja), from Proto-Slavic *dyňa, from Ancient Greek κυδώνιον (μῆλον) (kudṓnion (mêlon), quince).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdɨnʲə]
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Noun

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ды́ня (dýnjaf inan (genitive ды́ни, nominative plural ды́ни, genitive plural дынь, relational adjective ды́нный, diminutive ды́нька)

  1. melon

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Descendants

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  • Yakut: дыня (dına)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “дыня”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Yakut

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian дыня (dynja).

Noun

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дыня (dına)

  1. melon