pinguim

See also: pingüim

Portuguese

pinguim (Aptenodytes forsteri)

Alternative forms

• pingüim, penguim, pengüim (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Celtic *kʷennom

Proto-Brythonic *penn

Welsh pen?

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der.?

Proto-Celtic *windos

Proto-Brythonic *gwɨnn

Welsh gwyn?

Proto-Indo-European *peyH-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ-influ.?

Latin pinguisder.?

English penguinbor.

Dutch pinguïnbor.

French pingouinbor.

Portuguese pinguim

From French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn of uncertain origin. Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) + gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɡwĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pĩˈɡwĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: pin‧guim

Noun

pinguim m (plural pinguins)

1. penguin (any bird of order Sphenisciformes)

Related terms

• pinguim-africano
• pinguim-de-adélia
• pinguim-de-magalhães
• pinguim-gentoo
• pinguim-imperador
• pinguim-rei

 

Descendants

• → Hunsrik: Pinguin

Further reading

• “pinguim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024