quokka

English

A quokka

Etymology

From Nyunga kwaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɒkə/
• Rhymes: -ɒkə

Noun

quokka (plural quokkas)

1. A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.
   • 2003, John Long, Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence, page 29:

     At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988.

   • 2005, Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials, page 354:

     Tammars, quokkas and black-footed rock wallabies inhabit islands in the southwest, while three species of hare wallaby, the burrowing bettong and five species of rock wallaby inhabit various islands in the northwest.

   • 2012, Ken Richardson, Australia's Amazing Kangaroos: Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexisternce with Humans, page 125:

     Older unburnt areas (more than 25 years) on their own appear unable to sustain a quokka population.
     The largest number of quokkas occurs on Rottnest Island near Perth, where the population estimates vary from 8000 to 12,000 individuals.

Translations

Setonix brachyurus

• Breton: kwoka m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 短尾矮袋鼠 (zh) (duǎnwěi ǎidàishǔ)

• Finnish: lyhythäntäkenguru, kvokka
• French: quokka (fr)
• Georgian: ქუოკა (kuoḳa)
• German: Quokka (de) n, Kurzschwanzkänguru n
• Greek: κουόκα (kouóka)
• Hindi: क्वोका (kvokā)
• Italian: quokka m
• Korean: 쿼카 (kwoka)
• Navajo: nahatʼeʼiitsoh adiyooshéíígíí
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: квокка (ru) (kvokka)
• Silesian: kuoka
• Swedish: quokka, kortsvansvallaby
• Thai: ควอกกา
• Turkish: quokka
• Ukrainian: квока (kvoka)
• Welsh: cwoca m

Italian

Etymology

From Nyunga kwaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɔk.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔkka
• Hyphenation: quòk‧ka

Noun

quokka m (invariable)

1. quokka (Setonix brachyurus)

Further reading

• quokka in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana