"beċċun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /bɛtˈt͡ʃuːn/ Forms: bċieċen [plural], beċċuna [feminine], bċejċen [diminutive]
Etymology: Early borrowing (with b- for p-) from Sicilian picciuni, from Latin pīpiōnem, of onomatopoeic origin. Etymology templates: {{bor|mt|scn|picciuni}} Sicilian picciuni, {{der|mt|la|pipio|pīpiōnem}} Latin pīpiōnem Head templates: {{mt-noun|dim=bċejċen|f=beċċuna|g=m|p=bċieċen}} beċċun m (plural bċieċen, feminine beċċuna, diminutive bċejċen)
  1. pigeon Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Birds Synonyms: ħamiem
    Sense id: en-beċċun-mt-noun-n3n9bNyI Disambiguation of Birds: 64 20 17
  2. (figuratively) darling, honey Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-beċċun-mt-noun--uctnVD5 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 10 56 34
  3. (figuratively) simpleton, gull Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-beċċun-mt-noun-jpJeEXCg

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for beċċun meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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