pygmee

Meaning

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

pygmy

pigmy

negrillo

Synonyms

dwerg

Translations

Pygmäe

pygmée

pigmeu

pigmeo

Zwerg

Pygmy

enano

pigmei

cüce

pigme

قزم

küçük insan

Zwergmensch

πυγμαίος

nain

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪxˈmeː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: pigmene

In summary

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