חיפושית

Hebrew

Root
ח־פ־שׁ (kh-p-sh)
4 terms

Etymology

Sense #2 is a semantic loan from German Käfer.

Noun

חיפושית / חִפּוּשִׁית • (khipushítf (plural indefinite חיפושיות / חִפּוּשִׁיּוֹת)

  1. beetle
  2. Volkswagen Beetle (a car)

References

  • חיפושית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading