סוריקאַטע
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from dated Russian сурика́та (surikáta) (modern term сурика́т (surikát)) or Hungarian szurikáta, ultimately from French suricate. Compare uncommon German Surikate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
סוריקאַטע • (surikate) f, plural סוריקאַטעס (surikates)
References edit
- 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