תמנון

Hebrew

Etymology

A blend of the Aramaic words תְּמַנְיָא (tmanya, “eight”) and נון (nun, “fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, formal) IPA^(key): /tmaˈnun/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew, colloquial) IPA^(key): /tamˈnun/

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Noun

תְּמָנוּן • (tmanún) m (plural indefinite תְּמָנוּנִים, singular construct תְּמָנוּן־, plural construct תְּמָנוּנֵי־)

1. An octopus: any mollusc of the order Octopoda.