הודו

Hebrew

FWOTD – 24 November 2016

Etymology 1

From Old Persian 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (h-i-du-u-š /hindūš/), from Proto-Iranian *hínduš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *síndʰuš (“river”) or from Sanskrit सिन्धु (sindhu, “a river, stream”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

הודו / הֹדּוּ • (hódu) f

  1. India: the Indian subcontinent, or the country that occupies it.

Etymology 2

From the above; elliptical for תרנגול הודו / תַּרְנְגוֹל הֹדּוּ‎ (tarn'gól hódu, literally “India fowl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

הודו / הֹדּוּ • (hódu) m

  1. a turkey (a bird of either of the species Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris ocellata)
  2. turkey (the meat of such a bird)

Pronunciation

Verb

הוֹדוּ • (hodú)

  1. Masculine plural imperative of הוֹדָה‎ (hodá)
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