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טשיזשיק

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Yiddish

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.אַ טשיזשיק

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian чи́жик (čížik).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪʒɪk/
  • Hyphenation: טשי‧זשיק

Noun

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טשיזשיק (tshizhikm, plural טשיזשיקען (tshizhiken)

  1. siskin (Spinus spinus)

References

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  • Paul Abelson (1915) “aberdevine”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 2