קירבעס
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German kürbiz, from Old High German kurbiz, from Proto-West Germanic *kurbit, from Latin cucurbita. Cognate with German Kürbis, Middle Dutch curvete, Old English cyrfet. From Middle Low German körvet and, with High German influence, körvis, korvetze, etc., stem Swedish kurbits, Finnish kurpitsa, Estonian kõrvits. Also cognate with French courge, English gourd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɪʁbəs/
Noun
קירבעס • (kirbes) m, plural קירבעסן (kirbesn)
- pumpkin, winter squash