rix

See also: rîx and Rix

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic رِيش (rīš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riːʃ/

Noun

rix m (collective, singulative rixa, paucal rixiet)

1. feathers; plumage
   • 1949-1952, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħolma tan-Natura”, in Qasba mar-Riħ, published 1977:

     U meta tiġi x-xitwa erħilha teqred
     bir-rxiex, bis-silġ, bil-bard, bir-riħ u rwiefen
     il-ħlejjaq qodma: weraq sfajra u morda,
     u rix mitbiela,

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