txistu

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃis̺tu/, [t͡ʃis̺.t̪u]

Noun

txistu inan

  1. whistle
  2. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Declension

Derived terms

  • txistu egin (“to whistle”)
  • txistu jo (“to whistle”)
  • txistuka (“whistling”)
  • txistukari (“fricative”)
  • txistukatu (“to whistle”)
  • txistulari (“txistu player”)
  • txistuz (“whistling”)

Descendants

  • → Spanish: txistu

Further reading

  • "txistu" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “txistu” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txistu.

Noun

txistu m (plural txistus)

  1. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Derived terms

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