קניון
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קניון¹
- /kanˈjon/
- /ˈken.jon/
Rhymes with -on
Where it comes from
Coined by David Azrieli in 1985 when founding one of the first shopping centers in Israel. By surface analysis קָנָה (kaná, “to buy”) + ־וֹן (-ón). The colloquial pronunciation developed by analogy with the borrowing from English canyon.
noun קַנְיוֹן · kanyón · קַנְיוֹנִים · קַנְיוֹנֵי־
- shopping mall
קניון²
- /kanˈjon/
- /ˈken.jon/
Rhymes with -on
Where it comes from
Ultimately from Spanish cañón.
noun קַנְיוֹן · kanyón · קַנְיוֹנִים · קַנְיוֹנֵי־
- canyon
In English
- canyon a valley cut in rock by a river
- mall enclosed shopping centre
- department store store containing many departments
- shopping centre large retail outlet
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