ハムスター

Japanese

Etymology

From English hamster, from German Hamster.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ハムスター [háꜜmùsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) ハムスター [hàmúꜜsùtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠mɯ̟ᵝsɨ̥ᵝta̠ː]

Noun

ハムスター (rōmaji hamusutā)

a hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
Synonym: 絹毛鼠 (kinugenezumi)

See also

ゴールデンハムスター (gōruden hamusutā)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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