pingveno
Esperanto
editEtymology
editUltimately from English penguin, of uncertain origin; likely either from Welsh pen gwyn (literally “white head”) or Latin pinguis (“fat, plump”). Spelling possibly influenced by Volapük pinguen.
Pronunciation
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Noun
editpingveno (accusative singular pingvenon, plural pingvenoj, accusative plural pingvenojn)
- penguin
- Linus Torvalds elektis pingvenon kiel simbolon de sia operaciumo libera Linukso.
- Linus Torvalds chose a penguin as a symbol of his free operating system Linux.
Hypernyms
editHyponyms
edit- pingvenido (“young penguin”)
- pingvenino (“female penguin”)
- sfenisko (“Spheniscus”)
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