lħit
Maltese
Alternative forms
- ilħit (after a consonant, mostly also after a pause)
Etymology
Apparently from Arabic لِحْية (liḥya, “beard”). Doublet of leħja (“beard”), which becomes leħit-, lħit- before personal suffixes. The new noun lħit thence by backformation.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lˈħiːt/
Noun
lħit m
- (dated or rare) chin
Synonyms
- geddum