different between durian vs pineapple

English

Etymology

From Malay durian, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *du?i (“thorn”). Doublet of iwi, from M?ori.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?d??.???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d??.?i.?n/, /?d??.?i??n/

Noun

durian (plural durians)

1. Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
2. The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor.
   • 1692, Robert Boyle, General Heads for the Natural History of a Country Great or Small, London: John Taylor and S. Hedford, “Enquiries for Suratte, &c.,” p. 96,^[1]

     Whether the Betele hath such a contrariety to the Durion, that a few Leaves of that, put to a whole Shopful of Durions, will make them all rot suddenly; and whether those that have surfeited on Durions, and thereby over-heated themselves, do, by laying a Leaf or two of Betele upon their Breasts or Stomachs, immediately cure the Inflammations, and Recover.
3. A yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow).

Descendants

Translations

Anagrams

• uranid

Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *du?i (“thorn”).

Noun

durian

1. durian (fruit)

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From duri (“thorn”) +? -an, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /durian/
• Hyphenation: du?ri?an

Noun

durian

1. durian (fruit)

Catalan

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /du.?i?an/

Noun

durian m (plural durians)

1. durian

Cebuano

Noun

durian

1. nonstandard spelling of duryan

Czech

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian m

1. durian

Danish

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian n

1. durian

French

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /du.?j??/

Noun

durian m (plural durians)

1. durian

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an and duri +? -an.

Noun

durian (first-person possessive durianku, second-person possessive durianmu, third-person possessive duriannya)

1. durian

Italian

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian m

1. durian

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian

1. durian

Malay

Etymology

duri +? -an, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /durian/
• Rhymes: -ian, -jan, -an

Noun

durian (Jawi spelling ?????? or ???????, plural durian-durian, informal 1st possessive durianku, impolite 2nd possessive durianmu, 3rd possessive duriannya)

1. durian (fruit)

Descendants

• Indonesian: durian
• ? Burmese: ?????????? (du:rang:si:)
• ? Cebuano: duryan
• ? Chinese: ?? (liúlián)
• ? Dutch: doerian
• ? English: durian (see there for further descendants)
• ? Kapampangan: durian
• ? Lao: ????? (thu l?an)
• ? Swahili: duriani
• ? Tamil: ???????? (turiy??)
• ? Tagalog: durian, duryan
• ? Thai: ??????? (tú-riian)
• ? Vietnamese: s?u riêng

Further reading

• “durian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian m

1. durian (fruit)

Polish

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dur?.jan/

Noun

durian m inan

1. durian

Synonyms

• zybuczkowiec

Swedish

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian c

1. durian

Declension

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• duryan

Etymology

From Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian

1. durian

Turkish

Etymology

From English durian, from Malay durian, from Proto-Malayic *duri-an, from (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *du?i-an.

Noun

durian

1. durian

English

Etymology

From Middle English pinappel (“pinecone”, literally “pine-apple/pine-fruit”), equivalent to pine +? apple. Later applied to the fruit of the pineapple plant due to its resemblance to a pinecone. Compare the Middle Dutch and Dutch p?nappel, the Middle Low German pinappel, the Old High German p?napful, the Middle High German p?naphel, and the early Modern German pinapfel — all in the sense of “pine cone”. Compare also the post-Classical Latin pomum pini, the Old French pume de pin, the Middle French and French pomme de pin and Spanish piña.

Pronunciation

• enPR: p??n?p?l, IPA^(key): /?pa?næp?l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pa?n?p?l/, /?pa?n?æp?l/

Noun

pineapple (plural pineapples)

1. A tropical plant, Ananas comosus, native to South America, having thirty or more long, spined and pointed leaves surrounding a thick stem.
2. The ovoid fruit of the pineapple plant, which has very sweet white or yellow flesh, a tough, spiky shell and a tough, fibrous core.
3. (uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item.
4. (slang) An Australian fifty dollar note.
5. A web burrfish (Chilomycterus antillarum, syn. Chilomycterus geometricus)
6. A light yellow colour, like that of pineapple flesh (also called pineapple yellow).

7. (obsolete) A pinecone.
8. A decorative carving of a pineapple fruit used as a symbol of hospitality.
9. (slang) A hand grenade. (From the similarity to the shape of a pineapple fruit.)

   Synonyms: grenade, hand grenade

10. A hairstyle consisting of a ponytail worn on top of the head, imitating the leaves of a pineapple.

Synonyms

• pine (archaic except South Africa, Caribbean, Guyana)
• (plant): ananas, pineapple plant
• (fruit): ananas

Derived terms

Related terms

• apple
• pine
• pine-apple

Translations