bagħdan

Maltese

Alternative forms

• bagħdam (obsolete)

Etymology

Alteration of older bagħdam, probably from *bugħ(a)dam, from bu +‎ għadam, literally “the one with the bones”, probably referring to its pellet. Għadam is here an obsolete plural from Arabic عِظام (ʕiẓām), which explains the final stress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈdaːn/
• IPA^(key): /baˤːˈdaːn/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

bagħdan m (plural bgħadan or bagħdani)

1. harrier, especially the western marsh harrier

Hyponyms

• bagħdan abjad
• bagħdan aħmar
• bagħdan griż
• bagħdan ikħal