Basque

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Etymology

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From itsas (combining form of itsaso (sea)) +‎ txakur (dog), a common name for seals around the world, compare German Seehund, Hebrew כֶּלֶב יָם (kélev-yam) and Vietnamese hải cẩu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺as̺ t͡ʃakur/ [i.t͡s̺as̺ t͡ʃa.kur]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻as̺ t͡ʃakur/ [i.t͡s̻as̺ t͡ʃa.kur]

  • Hyphenation: i‧tsas txa‧kur

Noun

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itsas txakur anim

  1. seal
    Synonyms: itsas otso, foka

Declension

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Further reading

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