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--- In lojban@y..., Pierre Abbat <phma@o...> wrote:
> Checking the etymology of {kobli} yields the following:
> Arabic {kurunb}
> English "cole" as in cole slaw
> Spanish "col" cabbage
> Chinese "b=E1i c=E0i" =3D bok choy (which is the Cantonese pronunciation)
> Hindi {gobi}
> Russian {kapust}
>=20
> The three I recognize are brassicae. What are the rest?
>=20
> phma

Arabic {kurunb} =3D brassica oleracea, see
http://www.aiys.org/webdate/gtzrep.html

Hindi: {patta gobi} =3D cabbage, or lettuce (?! - not brassica)
       {phul gobi} =3D cauliflower,
=20=20=20=20=20=20
see http://www.recipedelights.com/glossary.htm
and
http://www.bawarchi.com/glossary.html

Russian {kapusta} =3D cabbage (ultimately from Latin "caput" =3D head,=20
as well as English "cabbage" and French "choux")

mi'e .evgenis.