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хомяк

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Bulgarian

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обикновен хомяк (spec. Cricetus cricetus)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian хомяк (xomjak), probably influenced by an Iranian language (cf. Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬉𐬯𐬙𐬀𐬭 (hamaēstar, pest, one who makes mess)).

Noun

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хомя́к (homjákm

  1. hamster (short-tailed rodent of family Cricetidae)
    Synonym: ха́мстер (hámster)

Declension

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References

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  • хомяк”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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хомяк

Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic хомѧкъ (xomękŭ), хомѣкъ (xoměkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *xomě̀kъ, from *xoměstorъ (hamster).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [xɐˈmʲak]
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Noun

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хомя́к (xomjákm anim or m inan (genitive хомяка́, nominative plural хомяки́, genitive plural хомяко́в, diminutive хомячо́к)

  1. hamster (small, short-tailed European rodent)
    Synonym: ка́рбыш (kárbyš)
  2. (dialectal) rat
  3. (colloquial) sluggish person
  4. (Internet slang) homepage
    Synonyms: дома́шняя страни́ца (domášnjaja straníca), нача́льная страни́ца (načálʹnaja straníca), загла́вная страни́ца (zaglávnaja straníca), ста́ртовая страни́ца (stártovaja straníca)
  5. (computing slang, chiefly in Linux) home directory
  6. (Internet slang, derogatory) fanboy, lemming, narrow-minded follower (usually of a blogger or a virtual community)
  7. (slang, baseball) homer (home run)

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