pygmee

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

dwerg

Vertalingen

pygmy

Pygmäe

pygmée

pigmeu

pigmy

pigmeo

Zwerg

Pygmy

enano

cüce

pigme

قزم

küçük insan

Zwergmensch

πυγμαίος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɪxˈmeː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: pigmene

In summary

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