הודו

Hebrew

FWOTD – 24 November 2016

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hindūš), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sindʰus (river) or from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, a river, stream).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הודו \ הֹדּוּ (hódu) f

  1. India: the Indian subcontinent, or the country that occupies it.

Etymology 2

From the above; elliptical for תרנגול הודו \ תַּרְנְגוֹל הֹדּוּ (tarn'gól hódu, literally India fowl).

Pronunciation

Noun

הודו \ הֹדּוּ (hódu) m

  1. a turkey (a bird of either of the species Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris ocellata)
  2. turkey (the meat of such a bird)

Pronunciation

Verb

הוֹדוּ (hodú)

  1. Masculine plural imperative of הוֹדָה (hodá)
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