pylstert

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Afrikaans

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pyl‧stert

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (arrow) +‎ stert (tail).

Noun

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pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

  1. a tail resembling an arrow or an arrowhead
  2. northern pintail (duck of the species Anas acuta)
    Synonym: pylsterteend
  3. stingray
    Synonyms: pylstertrog, pylstertvis, pylvis
  4. shaft-tailed whydah, queen whydah (bird of the species Vidua regia)
    Synonym: pylstertrooibekkie
  5. hawk moth
    Synonym: pylstertmot

Proper noun

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Pylstert

  1. (colloquial and humorous) the Devil

Etymology 2

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Compound of pyl (arrow) +‎ stert (tail).

Noun

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pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

  1. the tail or rear of an arrow, including nock and fletching
See also
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