falkun

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian falcuni, from Latin tfalcon, of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falko (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɐlˈkuːn/

Noun

falkun m (plural falkuni)

  1. falcon
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