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פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן

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Yiddish

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.אַ פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

Etymology

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Literally: "Peacock pheasant".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpavəfaˌzan/
  • Hyphenation: פּאַ‧ווע־פֿאַ‧זאַן

Noun

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פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)

  1. argus (a type of peacock)

References

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