חוחית

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ו־ח (kh-w-kh)
2 terms

From חוֹחַ (khóakh, “thorn, thornbush”) +‎ ־ִית (-it). Coined by Mendele Mocher Sforim[1].

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χoˈχit/
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Noun

חוֹחִית • (khokhít) f (plural indefinite חוֹחִיּוֹת, singular construct חוֹחִית־, plural construct חוֹחִיּוֹת־)

  1. goldfinch

References

  • “חוחית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  1. ^ Klein, Ernest (1987), “חוֹחִית”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 210

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