Hyphenation
pheas·antTurkish pronunciation
fezıntPronunciation
/ˈfezənt/ /ˈfɛzənt/
Etymology
[ 'fe-z&nt ] (noun.) 13th century. From Old French fesan, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός (phasianós (órnis)) ("bird of the river Φᾶσις (Phȃsis)" from where, it was supposed, the bird spread to the west).