Hebrew edit

 
Root
ח־פ־שׁ (ḥ-p-š)

Etymology edit

Sense #2 is a semantic loan from German Käfer.

Noun edit

חיפושית / חִפּוּשִׁית (khipushítf (plural indefinite חיפושיות / חִפּוּשִׁיּוֹת)

  1. beetle
  2. Volkswagen Beetle (a car)

References edit

  • חיפושית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit