šišmiš

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See also: şişmiş

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From šiš +‎ miš: "fluttering mouse". Compare German Fledermaus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃǐʃmiʃ/
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Noun

šìšmiš m (Cyrillic spelling шѝшмиш)

  1. bat (small flying mammal)

References

  • šišmiš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
  • šišmiš”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање edition, volume 6, Нови Сад, Загреб: Матица српска, Матица хрватска, 1967–1976, published 1990, page 966