manpilko
Esperanto
Etymology
From mano (“hand”) + pilko (“ball”), a calque of English handball or German Handball. Compare Italian pallamano and Spanish balonmano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /manˈpilko/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ilko
- Hyphenation: man‧pil‧ko
Noun
manpilko (accusative singular manpilkon, plural manpilkoj, accusative plural manpilkojn)
- (uncountable) handball (team sport)
- Synonyms: manpilkado, handbalo
- (countable) handball (ball in team sport)
Derived terms
- manpilkado
- manpilkisto
Further reading
- “manpilko”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020
- “pilk”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997