kukkudrill

Maltese

Kukkudrill

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coccodrillo, with metathesis from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuk.kudˈrɪll/

Noun

kukkudrill m (plural kukkudrilli)

1. crocodile
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Profeta Eżekjel 32:2:

     “O bniedem, għanni lamentazzjoni għall-Fargħun, sultan tal-Eġittu, u għidlu: Int tistħajlek iljun fost il-ġnus, imma int bħall-kukkudrill fl-ibħra, u terfa’ rasek minn ġox-xmajjar, u tħawwad l-ilma b’riġlejk, u ddardar ix-xmajjar tiegħek.

     New International Version translation: “Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: “‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas thrashing about in your streams, churning the water with your feet and muddying the streams.