paspasu  [UZ.TUR.MUŠEN : ]  (feminine : [UZ.TUR.MUNUS.MUŠEN : ] = paspastu (?))

[Animals → Domestic]

1) : duck , duck for sacrifice or as omen ; rē ' i paspasu : duck-keeper; 2) also a personal name in Old Assyrian and Nuzi dialect ; 2) a goose , a peacock (?) ;

See also : iṣṣūru rabiu, lidānu, parratu, ālittu, pa ' û

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Arabic : fsaifes  فسيفس "turkey"

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