pingveno
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately 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 edit
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Noun edit
pingveno (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.
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Hyponyms edit
- pingvenido (“young penguin”)
- pingvenino (“female penguin”)
- sfenisko (“Spheniscus”)