fekruna

Maltese
FWOTD – 12 November 2016

Etymology

From Maghrebi Arabic, e.g. Tunisian Arabic فَكْرُون‎ (fakrūn). Ultimately a borrowing from a Berber language, compare Kabyle ⴰⴼⴽⵔⵓⵏ (afekrun).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɛkˈruːnɐ/

Noun

fekruna f (plural fkieren)

  1. tortoise, turtle
    • "Stħarriġ għall-konservazzjoni tad-denfil ta’ geddumu qasir u l-fekruna tal-baħar", iNewsMalta.com, 4 July 2014.
      Il-MEPA flimkien ma’ Kai Marine ilbieraħ nediet stħarriġ bħala parti mill-proġett Life+ Project Migrate biex tinvestiga u tiġbor tagħrif xjentifiku dwar l-istat tal-popolazzjoni, ir-rotot tal-passa u żoni oħra importanti li d-denfil ta’ geddumu qasir u l-fekruna tal-baħar jista’ jkollhom fl-ibħra madwar il-gżejjer Maltin.
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