falkun
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian falcuni, from Latin tfalcon, of Germanic origin, probably via Frankish *falko (“falcon, hawk”), from Proto-Germanic *falkô (“falcon”), from Proto-Indo-European *pol̑- (“pale”), from *pel- (“fallow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɐlˈkuːn/
Noun
falkun m (plural falkuni)
- falcon