tajr

Maltese

Root
t-j-r
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic طَيْر (ṭayr). The singulative tajra may continue both طَيْرة (ṭayra) and طائِرة (ṭāʔira).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tajr/
  • Homophone: tgħir (one pronunciation)

Noun

tajr m (collective, singulative tajra, plural tjur or tjar, paucal tajriet)

  1. bird(s), especially poultry
    Synonym: (commoner) għasfur
  2. kite(s)
    Synonym: manoċċa
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