pygmee

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine, no-diminutive) a pygmy (member of an African tribe of short people)
2. (masculine, no-diminutive) a pygmy animal, a dwarf animal
3. (derogatory, masculine, no-diminutive, uncommon) an insignificant person, a pygmy

Concepts

pygmée

nain

pigmée

Synonymes

dwerg

Traductions

pygmy

Pygmäe

pigmy

pigmeu

pigmeo

Zwerg

enano

Pygmy

pigme

قزم

küçük insan

Zwergmensch

πυγμαίος

negrillo

pigmea

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɪxˈmeː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: pigmene

In summary

From Middle Dutch pigmene (“Pygmies”), from Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos).