feygele

English

/feɪɡələ/

noun
Definitions
  • A male who is or who is thought to be homosexual.
  • A very young girl.
  • (dated) A little bird.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿייגעלע derived from Old High German fogal (bird).

Origin

Old High German

fogal

Gloss

bird

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
🐓 🐔 🐣 🐤 🐥 🐦️ 🐧 🕊️ 🦃 🦅 🦆 🦉 🦚 🦜 🦢 🪶

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