silvar
Meaning
- to hiss
- to whistle
Translations
xiular
silbar
fluiten
zischen
flûter
fischiare
çınlamak
fiularPronounced as (IPA)
/siwˈva(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese silvar, *sivlar, from Latin sibilāre (“to hiss”), with metathesis. Compare the borrowed doublet sibilar. Cognate with Spanish silbar.
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