qurdiena
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic قِرْدان (qirdān), plural of قُراد (qurād).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔʊrˈdɪːna/
Noun
qurdiena f (collective qurdien, plural qurdiniet or qraden)
- tick (parasite)
Usage notes
- The use of the forms is the same as in dubbiena (“fly”), which see.