mëszôk

Kashubian

Mëszôk.

Etymology

From mësz (“mouse”) +‎ -ôk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɜʃɞk/
• 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