pylstert
Afrikaans
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: pyl‧stert
Etymology 1
editInherited from Dutch pijlstaart, equivalent to pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).
Noun
editpylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)
- a tail resembling an arrow or an arrowhead
- northern pintail (duck of the species Anas acuta)
- Synonym: pylsterteend
- stingray
- Synonyms: pylstertrog, pylstertvis, pylvis
- shaft-tailed whydah, queen whydah (bird of the species Vidua regia)
- Synonym: pylstertrooibekkie
- hawk moth
- Synonym: pylstertmot
Proper noun
editPylstert
- (colloquial and humorous) the Devil
Etymology 2
editCompound of pyl (“arrow”) + stert (“tail”).
Noun
editpylstert (plural pylsterte, diminutive pylstertjie)