pylstert

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pyl‧stert

Etymology 1

Inherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (“arrow”) +‎ stert (“tail”).

Noun

pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

1. a tail resembling an arrow or an arrowhead
2. northern pintail (duck of the species Anas acuta)

   Synonym: pylsterteend

3. stingray

   Synonyms: pylstertrog, pylstertvis, pylvis

4. shaft-tailed whydah, queen whydah (bird of the species Vidua regia)

   Synonym: pylstertrooibekkie

5. hawk moth

   Synonym: pylstertmot

Proper noun

Pylstert

1. (colloquial and humorous) the Devil

Etymology 2

Compound of pyl (“arrow”) +‎ stert (“tail”).

Noun

pylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)

1. the tail or rear of an arrow, including nock and fletching

See also

• pylpunt
• pylskag
• pylveer