popinjay
English
/ˈpɒpɪndʒeɪ/, /ˈpɑpənˌdʒeɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (now) A parrot.
- (obsolete) A decorative image of a parrot on a tapestry, cloth etc.
- A vain, gaudy person; someone who is shallow or superficial.
- (archery) A target to shoot at, typically stuffed with feathers or plumage.
- (UK) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English popinjay derived from papegai derived from Old Occitan papagay (parrot) derived from Arabic بَبْغَاء (parrot).
Origin
Arabic
بَبْغَاء
Gloss
parrot
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- papukaija Finnish
- pappagalleria Italian
- pappagallesco Italian
- pappagallessa Italian
- pappagallismo Italian
- pappagallo Italian
- papegaai Dutch, Flemish
- papegaaiduiker Dutch, Flemish
- попугай Russian
- papagayo Spanish, Castilian
- popinjay Middle English
- بَبَغَاء Arabic
- بَبَّغَاء Arabic
- بَبْغَاء Arabic
- papagai Old French
- papegai Old French
- papegay Middle Dutch
- papegaai Afrikaans
- papagay Old Portuguese
- papagay Old Occitan
- papegoie German Low German
- papegai xno
- παπαγᾶς gkm