From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Alternative forms
- [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en]
*** Etymology
From [en], probably a diminutive form of the personal name [frm]; some variant
forms perhaps via Italian [it], Spanish [es].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions. [from 16th c.]
2. * [chapter=8]
3. * {{ quote-journal | en | author=Patrick Barkham | journal=The Guardian | date=12 Oct 2009
|passage=According to one legend, the PARAKEETS escaped from the set of The
African Queen, John Huston's 1951 film made at Shepperton studios.}}
**** Usage notes
The common parakeet kept as a pet is called the _budgie_ or _budgerigar_ in
Commonwealth nations.
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[various species of small parrots]
- Afrikaans: [af]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Asturian: [ast]
- Burmese: [my] , [my] [Alexandrine parakeet]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Danish: [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Esperanto: [eo]
- Faroese: [fo]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Galician: [gl]
- German: [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Hungarian: [hu]
- Ido: [io]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Malay: [ms]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Norman: [nrf]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru]
- Sorbian:
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Tamil: [ta]
- Turkish: [tr]
- Uzbek: [uz]
- Vietnamese: [vi] , [vi]
- Welsh: [cy]
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- Woiwurrung: [wyi]
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*** See also
- [pedia]
[en]