barrabil

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *baRabiL, containing the obscure element *baRa- and the root *bil- (“to be round”).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /barabil/ [ba.ra.β̞il]
  • Rhymes: -abil
  • Hyphenation: ba‧rra‧bil

Noun

barrabil inan

  1. (anatomy) testicle

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  • “barrabil” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • "barrabil" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “barrabil” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
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