transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsis-kən ]
noun
Etymology: German dialect Sisschen, diminutive of Middle High German zīse siskin, of Slavic origin; akin to Czech čížek siskin
Date: 1562
: a small chiefly greenish and yellowish finch ( Carduelis spinus ) of Europe, Asia, and northern Africa that is related to the goldfinch — compare pine siskin , red siskin