תוכי

Hebrew

Etymology

Probably from Tamil தோகை (tōkai, peacock).

Noun

תוכי \ תֻּכִּי (túki) m (plural indefinite תֻּכִּים)

  1. Parrot (a kind of bird).
    • 1 Kings 10:22, with translation of the King James Version:
      כִּי אֳנִי תַרְשִׁישׁ לַמֶּלֶךְ בַּיָּם, עִם אֳנִי חִירָם; אַחַת לְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים תָּבוֹא אֳנִי תַרְשִׁישׁ, נֹשְׂאֵת זָהָב וָכֶסֶף, שֶׁנְהַבִּים וְקֹפִים וְתֻכִּיִּים
      ki oní tarshísh lamélech bayám, 'im oní ḥirám; aḥát ləshalósh shaním tavó oní tarshísh, nosét zaháv vachésef, shinhabím vəqofím vətukiyím
      For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

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