קיווי

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Hebrew

 קיווי (עוף) on Hebrew Wikipedia
 קיווי (פרי) on Hebrew Wikipedia

Pronunciation

Noun

קיווי / קִיוִי (kívim (plural indefinite קיווים / קִיוִים)

  1. kiwi (a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand)
  2. kiwi fruit

Yiddish

.אַ קיווי

Etymology

Borrowed from English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪvɪ/
  • Hyphenation: קי‧ווי

Noun

קיווי (kivim

  1. kiwi (a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand)
  2. kiwi fruit

Derived terms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915) “apteryx”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press