טשיזשיק

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Yiddish[edit]

.אַ טשיזשיק

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian чи́жик (čížik).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪʒɪk/
  • Hyphenation: טשי‧זשיק

Noun[edit]

טשיזשיק (tshizhikm, plural טשיזשיקען (tshizhiken)

  1. siskin (Spinus spinus)

References[edit]

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “aberdevine”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 2