"denfil" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /dɛnˈfiːl/ Forms: dniefel [plural]
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). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|دَرْفِيل}} Arabic دَرْفِيل (darfīl), {{cog|ary|دنفيل|tr=danfīl}} Moroccan Arabic دنفيل (danfīl), {{der|mt|grc|δελφίς}} Ancient Greek δελφίς (delphís) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=dniefel}} denfil m (plural dniefel)
  1. dolphin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-denfil-mt-noun-Uy8BHsif
  2. (architecture) buttress Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-denfil-mt-noun-y33Zeejb Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: delfin

Inflected forms

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