כלבלב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ל־ב‎

A diminutive form of כֶּלֶב‎ (“dog”) formed by repeating the last two letters, ־לב. Compare with חֲתַלְתּוּל‎ (chataltul, “a kitten, a kitty”) (from חָתוּל‎ (chatúl, “a cat”)).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /klavˈlav/

Noun

כְּלַבְלַב • (klavláv) m (plural indefinite כְּלַבְלַבִּים‎, singular construct כְּלַבְלַב־) [pattern: קְטַלְטַל]

doggy; a small friendly dog
puppy

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