תרנגול

Hebrew

Etymology

From Sumerian: Tarlugal (Bird of the King), loaned by Assyrian and onwards to Talmudic Hebrew.

Noun

תַּרְנְגוֹל • (tarn'gól) m (plural indefinite תַּרְנְגוֹלִים, feminine counterpart תרנגולת / תַּרְנְגֹלֶת)

1. chicken (animal), either male or of unspecified gender

Derived terms

• תרנגול הודו

See also

• גֶּבֶר m (géver, “rooster, cock”)