פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַן

Yiddish

.אַ פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן

Etymology

Literally: "Peacock pheasant".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpavəfaˌzan/
• Hyphenation: פּאַ‧ווע־פֿאַ‧זאַן

Noun

פּאַווע-פֿאַזאַן • (pave-fazan) m, plural פּאַווע־פֿאַזאַנען (pave-fazanen)

1. argus (a type of peacock)

References

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