תֻּכִּי
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include (Biblical, hapax legomenon, in the plural)
a. peacocks
b. monkeys, baboon
2. parrot (a kind of bird, many species of which are colorful and able to mimic human speech, of the order Psittaciformes or (narrowly) of the family Psittacidae) (Modern Israeli)
3. A parroter; a person who repeats the words or ideas of others. (Modern Israeli, figuratively)
Pronunciation
túki
Examples9
לִמַּדְתִּי אֵת הַתֻּכִּי שֶׁלִּי לְדַבֵּר וולשית.
I've taught my parrot to speak Welsh.
הַתֻּכִּי שֶׁלִּי מֵת אֶתְמוֹל.
My parrot died yesterday.
אֲנִי רוצה תֻּכִּי.
I want a parrot.
הֵם קנו תֻּכִּי.
They bought a parrot.
אֲפִלּוּ הַזָּנָב שֶׁל הַתֻּכִּי גּוֹרֵם לאֲחֵרִים לְקַנֵּא.
Even the tail of the parrot makes others envious.
הַתֻּכִּי שֶׁלִּי יָכֹל לְצַטֵּט אֵת שקספיר.
My parrot can quote Shakespeare!