ハムスター

Japanese

Etymology

From English hamster, from German Hamster.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ハムスター [háꜜmùsùtàà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) ハムスター [hàmúꜜsùtàà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2][3]
IPA^(key): [ha̠mɯ̟ᵝsɨ̥ᵝta̠ː]

Noun

ハムスター • (hamusutā)

a hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
Synonym: 絹毛鼠 (kinugenezumi)

See also

ゴールデンハムスター (gōruden hamusutā)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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