موز

Meaning

bananas

Concepts

banana

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Musa

plantain

naner

banana

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banana tree

Banana

Synonyms

موزة

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Translations

Banane

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banane

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banana

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muz

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plàtan

μπανάνα

banana

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banana

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moz

banaan

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banana

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plátano

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μπανανα

Bananenstaude

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mawz/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (m 𐭅 𐭆)bor.
Arabic موز
Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭬 𐭅 𐭆 (mwc /⁠mōz⁠/), from Sanskrit मोच (moca), then, according to Roger Blench, via Dravidian (compare Tamil மோத்தை (mōttai, “banana flower”)) from Malayo-Polynesian (compare Dobel muɁu, Manggarai muku) from Trans-New Guinea (compare Fataluku muɁu, Mosimo mugu), ultimately from Proto-Trans-New Guinea *mugu.