тушканчик

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тушканчик

Etymology[edit]

Attested at least since 1780s, akin to later attested Russian тушкан (tuškan), from Kazakh тышқан (tyşqan, mouse), from Proto-Turkic *sïčgan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tʊʂˈkanʲt͡ɕɪk]

Noun[edit]

тушка́нчик (tuškánčikm anim (genitive тушка́нчика, nominative plural тушка́нчики, genitive plural тушка́нчиков)

  1. jerboa (small rodent)
    Synonym: тушкан (tuškan)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “тушкан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress