אוגר

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Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r)

Etymology

In the “hamster” sense, coined by zoologist Israel Aharoni, a pioneer of hamster research and domestication, sometime in or around 1930.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ʔ)o.ˈɡeʀ/
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Noun

אוֹגֵר (ogér, ʼо̄ḡērm (plural indefinite אוֹגְרִים, feminine counterpart אוֹגֶרֶת)

  1. hoarder
  2. hamster