τύϊγγα
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown, but possibly onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈty.iŋ.ɡa/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈty.iŋ.ɡa/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈti.iŋ.ɡa/
Noun[edit]
τύϊγγα • (túïnga) m or f (accusative singular)
- (hapax) some kind of small bird
- 5th century C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Τ:
- τύϊγγα· ὀρνιθάριόν τι
- túïnga; ornithárión ti
- túïnga: a small bird
Further reading[edit]
- Hesychius' Lexicon: τ
- “τυΐ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press