denfil

Maltese

Alternative forms

• delfin

Etymology

From a dialectal variant of Arabic دَرْفِيل (darfīl), دُلْفِين (dulfīn), which also underlies in Moroccan Arabic دنفيل (danfīl). Ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛnˈfiːl/

Noun

denfil m (plural dniefel)

1. dolphin
2. (architecture) buttress