itsas txakur

Basque

Etymology

From itsas (combining form of itsaso (sea)) + txakur (dog), a common name for seals around the world, compare German Seehund, Hebrew כֶּלֶב יָם (kélev-yam) and Vietnamese hải cẩu.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most dialects) /it͡s̺as̺ t͡ʃakur/ [i.t͡s̺as̺ t͡ʃa.kur]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /it͡s̻as̺ t͡ʃakur/ [i.t͡s̻as̺ t͡ʃa.kur]

  • Hyphenation: i‧tsas txa‧kur

Noun

itsas txakur anim

  1. seal
    Synonyms: itsas otso, foka

Declension

Further reading

  • "itsas txakur" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • itsas txakur” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
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