papegaai
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch papegaai, from Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin.
Dutch
Alternative forms
- papagaai (misspelling)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch papegay, from Old French papegai, ultimately from Arabic ببغاء, of onomatopoeic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑpəˈɣaːi/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pa‧pe‧gaai
- Rhymes: -aːi̯
Noun
papegaai m (plural papegaaien, diminutive papegaaitje n)
- parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae
- (figuratively) A person who parrots other people.
- (historical) A bird-shaped target in archery.
- (obsolete, derogatory) papist
Derived terms
- dwergpapegaai
Descendants
- Afrikaans: papegaai
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