pinguim

Meaning

penguin (any bird of order Sphenisciformes)

Concepts

penguin

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penguins

Synonyms

pingüim

Pingüim

Pinguim

Pinguins

Translations

pinguino

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pingüino

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manchot

Pinguin

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πιγκουίνος

pinguïn

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pingouin

بطريق

pingüí

penguen

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بِطْرِيق

pájaro niño

pinguini

sphénisque

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pĩˈɡwĩ/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: pingouin

In summary

From French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin of uncertain origin. Possibly from Welsh pen (“head”) + gwyn (“white”), or from Latin pinguis (“fat”).