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filsben

Pronunciation: [ˈfiˀlsˌb̥eˀn]

“filsben” is a Danish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. ivory

Etymology

From Old Danish fils been, Old Norse fílsbein, a compound of fíll (“elephant”) + bein (“bone”). The first part of the word is borrowed from Arabic فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).

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