сурок

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Альпийский сурок.

Russian

Etymology

Per Vasmer, there are two possible origins:

  1. A borrowing from Turkic + -о́к (-ók); compare Kazakh суыр (suyr, marmot), Kyrgyz суур (suur, marmot), Chuvash сӑвӑр (săvăr, marmot).
  2. Onomatopoetic, based on its characteristic whistle. In this case, it would be cognate with Latin sōrex (shrew), Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, shrew), Sanskrit स्वरति (svárati, to sound, to ring), Old Norse svara (to sound). Compare also Czech svišť (marmot), Slovak svišť (marmot), Polish świszcz (marmot) , cognate with Russian свиста́ть (svistátʹ, to whistle).

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Noun

суро́к (surókm anim (genitive сурка́, nominative plural сурки́, genitive plural сурко́в)

  1. marmot
    альпи́йский суро́кalʹpíjskij surókalpine marmot
    байбакbajbakbobak marmot
    степно́й суро́кstepnój suróksteppe marmot
    ванкуверский суро́кvankuverskij surókVancouver Island marmot
    гимала́йский суро́кgimalájskij surókHimalayan marmot
    длиннохвостый суро́кdlinnoxvostyj suróklong-tailed marmot
    желтобрю́хий суро́кželtobrjúxij surókyellow-bellied marmot
    кра́сный суро́кkrásnyj surókred marmot, golden marmot
    лесостепно́й суро́кlesostepnój surókforest-steppe marmot
    лесно́й суро́к, североамерика́нский лесно́й суро́кlesnój surók, severoamerikánskij lesnój surókgroundhog, woodchuck
    монго́льский суро́кmongólʹskij surókMongolian marmot
    олимпи́йский суро́кolimpíjskij surókOlympic marmot
    седо́й суро́кsedój surókhoary marmot
    се́рый суро́кséryj surókgray marmot
    алта́йский суро́кaltájskij surókAltai marmot
    суро́к Мензбира, таласский суро́кsurók Menzbira, talasskij surókMenzbier's marmot
    тарбаганtarbagantarbagan, tarvaga
    чёрношапочный суро́к, камча́тский суро́к, восто́чный суро́кčórnošapočnyj surók, kamčátskij surók, vostóčnyj surókblack-capped marmot

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