txori

Basque

Alternative forms

  • xori (Navarrese, Lapurdian)

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *xoli (compare txolarre (sparrow)), diminutive of *zoli (modern zori (luck, fortune)). Similar sense development in Catalan au (bird), auçe (luck, fortune).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃo.ɾi/
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Noun

txori

  1. bird

Declension

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