bagħdan

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • bagħdam (obsolete)

Etymology

Alteration of older bagħdam, probably from *bugħ(a)dam, from bu +‎ għadam, literally “the one with the bones”, probably referring to its pellet. Għadam is here an obsolete plural from Arabic عِظام (ʕiẓām), which explains the final stress.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /baˈdaːn/
  • IPA(key): /baˤːˈdaːn/ (archaic)
  • Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

bagħdan m (plural bgħadan or bagħdani)

  1. harrier, especially the western marsh harrier

Hyponyms
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