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
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