モルモット
Japanese
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モルモット
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch marmot.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) モルモット [mòrúmóꜜttò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- IPA(key): [mo̞ɾɯ̟ᵝmo̞t̚to̞]
Noun
モルモット (rōmaji morumotto)
- a guinea pig
Synonyms
- 天竺鼠 (Tenjikunezumi)
- ギニアピッグ (ginia piggu)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN