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fil

[fiːl]

noun

LanguageMaltese

Meaning
  1. elephant
  2. A very large, gray mammal with a long trunk and big ears.
Examples

Il-fil huwa annimal kbir ħafna.

The elephant is a very large animal.

Pronunciationfiːl

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word is a loanword from Arabic, while the common Maltese word for elephant is 'iljunfant'.

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