pingveno

Esperanto

Reĝaj pingvenoj (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

Etymology

Ultimately from English penguin, of uncertain origin; likely either from Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”) or Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”). Spelling possibly influenced by Volapük pinguen.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [pinɡˈveno]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: ping‧ve‧no

Noun

pingveno (accusative singular pingvenon, plural pingvenoj, accusative plural pingvenojn)

1. penguin

   Linus Torvalds elektis pingvenon kiel simbolon de sia operaciumo libera Linukso.

   Linus Torvalds chose a penguin as a symbol of his free operating system Linux.

Hypernyms

• birdo (“bird”)

Hyponyms

• pingvenido (“young penguin”)
• pingvenino (“female penguin”)
• sfenisko (“Spheniscus”)