חתלתול

Hebrew

Etymology

A diminutive form of חָתוּל (khatúl, “a cat”) formed by partial reduplication. Compare with כְּלַבְלַב (k'lavláv, “a doggy; a puppy”) formed from כֶּלֶב (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χatalˈtul/

Noun

חֲתַלְתּוּל • (khataltúl) m (plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים)

1. kitten