τύϊγγα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly onomatopoeic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈty.iŋ.ɡa/ → /ˈti.iŋ.ɡa/

• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈty.iŋ.ɡa/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈty.iŋ.ɡa/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈti.iŋ.ɡa/

Noun

τύϊγγα • (túïnga) m or f (accusative singular)

1. (hapax) some kind of small bird
   • [5th c. C.E., Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Τ:

     τύϊγγα· ὀρνιθάριόν τι

     túïnga; ornithárión ti

     túïnga: a small bird]

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: τ
• “τυΐ”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press