txistu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃis̺tu/, [t͡ʃis̺.t̪u]

Noun

txistu inan

  1. whistle
  2. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Declension

Derived terms

  • txistu egin (to whistle)
  • txistu jo (to whistle)
  • txistuka (whistling)
  • txistukari (fricative)
  • txistukatu (to whistle)
  • txistulari (txistu player)
  • txistuz (whistling)

Descendants

  • Spanish: txistu

Further reading

  • "txistu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • txistu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txistu.

Noun

txistu m (plural txistus)

  1. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Derived terms

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