mëszôk

Kashubian

Etymology

From mësz (mouse) +‎ -ôk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɜ.ʃɞk/
  • Rhymes: -ɜʃɞk
  • Syllabification: më‧szôk

Noun

mëszôk m animal

  1. hamster (rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae)
    Synonym: skrzeczk

Further reading

  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “chomik”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • mëszôk”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022