jenot

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish jenot.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.nɔt/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɔt
  • Syllabification: je‧not

Noun

jenot m animal

  1. raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ено́т (jenót), from German Genette, from French genette, from Spanish jineta, from Andalusian Arabic زَنَاتِي (zanáti). Doublet of żeneta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.nɔt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛnɔt
  • Syllabification: je‧not

Noun

jenot m animal

  1. raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • jenotowy

Descendants

  • Kashubian: jenot

References

  • Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “+”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN

Further reading

  • jenot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jenot in Polish dictionaries at PWN