דגדגן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־ג־ד־ג (d-g-d-g)

Calque of German Kitzler (“clitoris”, literally “tickler”), from דִּגְדֵּג (digdég, “to tickle”) +‎ ־ָן (-án, “-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daɡ.deˈɡan/

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Noun

דַּגְדְּגָן • (dagdegán) m (plural indefinite דַּגְדְּגָנִים)

1. (anatomy) clitoris

References

• “דגדגן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language