wombat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈwɑmˌbæt/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɒm.bæt/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑmbæt, -ɒmbæt

Noun

wombat (plural wombats)

  1. Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

Translations


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɔm.bɑt/
  • (file)

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)

  1. wombat

French

Etymology

From English wombat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wɔ̃.bat/, /vɔ̃.bat/
  • (file)

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. wombat
    Synonym: (dated) phascolome

Further reading


Indonesian

Etymology

From English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔmbat̚]

Noun

wombat (first-person possessive wombatku, second-person possessive wombatmu, third-person possessive wombatnya)

  1. wombat

Interlingua

Noun

wombat

  1. wombat

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔm.bat/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔmbat
  • Syllabification: wom‧bat

Noun

wombat m anim

  1. wombat

Declension

Derived terms

noun
  • wombatowate

Further reading

  • wombat in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. Alternative form of vombate

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English wombat.

Noun

wombat m (plural wombați)

  1. wombat

Declension

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