קיפוד

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Root
ק־פ־ד (q-p-d)
1 term

Considered borrowed from a predecessor of the later Aramaic קֻפְדָּא / קוּפְדָּא (qup̄dā), as well as Arabic قُنْفُذ (qunfuḏ), while the meaning of an owl well has a different identity; see the Arabic for more.

Noun

קיפוד / קִפּוֹד • (qippṓḏm

  1. hedgehog
  2. (obsolete) short-eared owl (a species of owl, Asio flammeus)

Descendants

  • Hawaiian: kipoka

References

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

Further reading