denfil

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Maltese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a dialectal variant of Arabic دَرْفِيل (darfīl), دُلْفِين (dulfīn), which also underlies in Moroccan Arabic دنفيل (danfīl). Ultimately from Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís).

Pronunciation

Noun

denfil m (plural dniefel)

  1. dolphin
  2. (architecture) buttress