chomik

== Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from East Slavic, from Old East Slavic хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāmjas (compare Latvian kãmis (“hamster”), Lithuanian kãmas (“rat”)). See further at Proto-Slavic *xoměstorъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɔ.mik/ Rhymes: -ɔmik Syllabification: cho‧mik === Noun === chomik m animal (female equivalent chomiczka, diminutive chomiczek) hamster (any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae) Hypernym: gryzoń ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === chomik m pers (by extension, colloquial) hoarder (one who hoards) ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “chomik”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “chomik”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)