Basque edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃis̺tu/, [t͡ʃis̺.t̪u]

Noun edit

txistu inan

  1. whistle
  2. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Spanish: txistu

Further reading edit

  • "txistu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • txistu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Basque txistu.

Noun edit

txistu m (plural txistus)

  1. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Derived terms edit