خربوزہ
Munji
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خربوزه (xarbûza, “melon”) (modern خربزه (xarboze)), from Middle Persian hlbyck (xarbīzag).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xəɾ.buː.zɑː/
Noun
خربوزہ • (xarbūzā) m (Hindi spelling ख़रबूज़ा)
- melon: usually musk melon, Cucumis melo; sometimes watermelon
- خربوزے کو دیکھ کر خربوزہ رنگ بدلتا ہے
- xarbūze ko dekh kar xarbūzā raṅg badaltā hai
- People try to be like others. (idiom)
- (literally, “When a melon sees another melon, it changes its color.”)
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