פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן

Yiddish
.אַ פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

Etymology

Literally: "Peacock pheasant".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpavəfaˌzan/
  • Hyphenation: פּאַ‧ווע־פֿאַ‧זאַן

Noun

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)

  1. argus (a type of peacock)

References
  • Paul Abelson (1915) “argus-pheasant”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press
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