kayısı

apricot

Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kajɯˈsɯ/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قیصی (kaysi, kayısı) itself from Arabic قَيْسِي (qaysī) (qaysī, “an apricot cultivar with large size”), related to Arabic قَيْس (qays) (qays, “measurement, comparison”).

apricot-tree

abricock

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