pixie

== English == === Alternative forms === pigsie, piskie, pisky, pixy === Etymology === Uncertain; 17thC, originally in the folklore of southwest England; perhaps diminutive of dialectal Swedish pysk (“fairy”), though the transmission of a Swedish dialect term to southwest Britain is unexplained; perhaps Puck (“Robin Goodfellow”) + -sy; see Wikipedia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɪksi/ Rhymes: -ɪksi Hyphenation: pix‧ie === Noun === pixie (plural pixies) (mythology, fantasy literature, fairy tales) A playful sprite or elflike or fairy-like creature. Synonyms: brownie, fair, gnome, imp, sprite (slang) A cute, petite woman with short hair. (astronomy, meteorology) An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, a short-lasting pinpoint of light on the surface of convective domes that produces a gnome. A butterfly of the genus Melanis. Ellipsis of pixie cut. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== === Further reading === pixie on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dongxiang == === Alternative forms === pijie === Etymology === From Proto-Mongolic *büse. Compare Mongolian бүс (büs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʰiˈɕjə/ === Noun === pixie belt