חתלתול

Hebrew

Etymology

A diminutive form of חָתוּל (khatúl, “a cat”) formed by partial reduplication. Compare with כְּלַבְלַב (k'lavláv, “a doggy; a puppy”) formed from כֶּלֶב (“dog”).

Pronunciation

Noun

חֲתַלְתּוּל • (khataltúl) m (plural indefinite חֲתַלְתּוּלִים)

  1. kitten
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