סוריקאַטע

Yiddish

אַ סוריקאַטע.

Etymology

Borrowed from dated Russian сурика́та (surikáta) (modern term сурика́т (surikát)) or Hungarian szurikáta, ultimately from French suricate. Compare uncommon German Surikate.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sʊrɪˈkatə/

Noun

⁧סוריקאַטע⁩ • (surikate) f, plural ⁧סוריקאַטעס⁩ (surikates)

meerkat (Suricata suricatta)

References

Abelson, Paul (1915), "suricate", in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary: A Complete Lexicon and Work of Reference in All Departments of Knowledge, United States: Jewish Press Publishing Company, page 1743

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