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tikli.

European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtikli/[ˈt̪ikli]
  1. European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

  2. any bird of the species in the genus Carduelis (including also e.g. sitruunahemppo (“citril finch”) and korsikanhemppo (“Corsican finch”))

  3. Any of the birds in some other related genera, see the list of compounds below.

Where this word comes from

Probably from German Stieglitz, from Middle High German stigliz, stigeliz, stiglitze, stigelitze, from Old Czech stehlec (now Czech stehlík, Slovak stehlík), from Proto-Slavic *ščigъlъ, *ščegъlъ, a Late Common Slavic onomatopoeia.

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