תמנון

Hebrew

Etymology

Blend of Aramaic תְּמַנְיָא (tmanya, “eight”) +‎ נון (nun, “fish”).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew, formal) IPA(key): /tmaˈnun/
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew, colloquial) IPA(key): /tamˈnun/
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Noun

תְּמָנוּן • (tmanún) m (plural indefinite תְּמָנוּנִים, singular construct תְּמָנוּן־, plural construct תְּמָנוּנֵי־)

  1. (countable, loosely) octopus (any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers)

References

  • “תמנון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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