qabru
Maltese
Etymology 1
Ultimately from Byzantine Greek κάβουρας (kábouras), from Koine Greek κάβουρος (kábouros, “crab”). Compare Sardinian cavuru.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔaːb.ru/
Noun
qabru m (plural qwabar)
- freshwater crab (Potamon fluviatile)
- Hypernym: granċ
- (figuratively) unsociable, unfriendly person
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the lemma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔab.ru/
Noun
qabru
- third-person masculine singular possessive form of qabar: his grave