חיפושית

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ח־פ־שׁ (ḥ-p-š)

Etymology[edit]

Sense #2 is a semantic loan from German Käfer.

Noun[edit]

חיפושית / חִפּוּשִׁית (khipushítf (plural indefinite חיפושיות / חִפּוּשִׁיּוֹת)

  1. beetle
  2. Volkswagen Beetle (a car)

References[edit]

  • חיפושית” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading[edit]