טשיזשיק

Yiddish

.אַ טשיזשיק

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чи́жик (čížik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪʒɪk/
• Hyphenation: טשי‧זשיק

Noun

טשיזשיק • (tshizhik) m, plural טשיזשיקען (tshizhiken)

1. siskin (Spinus spinus)

References

• Paul Abelson (1915) “aberdevine”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 2