モモンガ

/momi/ → /momo/ → /momoŋɡaː/ → /momoŋɡa/

From Old Japanese モミ (momi, “flying squirrel”) which later bacame モモ (momo). It is supposed that ンガ (nga) ending may have come from the sound of the animal's cry, which led to モモンガア (momongaa). The final ア (a) sound is usaually dropped in modern Japanese when referring to the animal.

• (dated) 摸々具和, 鼯鼠, 野衾

• (Tokyo) モモ​ンガ [mòmóꜜǹgà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
• IPA^(key): [mo̞mõ̞ŋɡa̠]

モモンガ (hiragana ももんが, rōmaji momonga, historical katakana モモンガア)

1. a flying squirrel, especially the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga)

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as モモンガ.
• The katakana spelling appears to be more common.

• (Japanese dwarf flying squirrel): 日 (ニ)本 (ホン)鼯鼠 (モモンガ) (Nihon momonga)

• アメリカ鼯鼠 (モモンガ) (Amerika momonga, “Southern flying squirrel”)
• 蝦 (エ)夷 (ゾ)鼯鼠 (モモンガ) (Ezo momonga), 大陸 (タイリク)鼯鼠 (モモンガ) (tairiku momonga, “Siberian flying squirrel”)
• 袋 (フクロ)鼯鼠 (モモンガ) (fukuromomonga, “sugar glider”)

• ムササビ (musasabi, “Japanese giant flying squirrel”)
• 栗 (リ)鼠 (ス) (risu, “squirrel”)