صو آیغری

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From صو (su, “water”) + آیغر (ayğır, “stallion”).

Noun

صو آیغری • (su ayğırı)

  1. hippopotamus, any large, semi-aquatic mammal of the species Hippopotamus amphibius
    Synonyms: آت بالغی (at balığı), هیپوپوتام (hipopotam)

Descendants

  • Turkish: su aygırı

Further reading

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