פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן
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Yiddish
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Etymology
[edit]Literally: "Peacock pheasant".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)
- argus (a type of peacock)
References
[edit]- Paul Abelson (1915) “argus-pheasant”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press