pärdik

Probably derived from Pärtel or Pärt, the Estonian name variants of Bartholomew the Apostle. In Estonian folk religion, he was thought to be either an amulet of good luck, or a stupid and dumb prankster and a hooligan. Latvian pērtiķis (“monkey”) is probably borrowed from Estonian.[1] Another theory suggests a borrowing from a Germanic language, whence the Latvian term would also be borrowed.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpærd̥ik/, [ˈpærd̥ʲikˑ]
• Rhymes: -ærdik
• Hyphenation: pär‧dik

pärdik (genitive pärdiku, partitive pärdikut)

1. monkey (Cercopithecus)
   1. A small slender African ape with a round head and a short snout.
      1. (by extension) Any other ape.
   2. (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) An ugly or unpleasant person; a mischievous child.

      See karvane pärdik oli mu sõbranna mees.

      This hairy monkey was my friend's husband.

• ahvipärdik
• rohepärdik
• pärdiklill
• pärdikutemp

• →? Latvian: pērtiķis

• pärdik in Sõnaveeb