chipmunk en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈt͡ʃɪp.mʌŋk/
- /ˈt͡ʃɪt.mʌŋk/
- [ˈt̠͡ʃɪʔmʌŋk]
Etymology
1832; alteration (influenced by chipping squirrel) of earlier chitmunk, from older Ojibwe ačitamo˙nˀ (“squirrels”) (modern ajidamoo), literally ‘those who descend headlong’, from ačit- (“headfirst, face-down”) (compare modern ajijibizo (“he falls headfirst”), ajidagoojin (“he hangs upside down”)). The English verb developed due to the high-pitched voices of the American puppet and cartoon chipmunks in the group Alvin and the Chipmunks, who later starred in a popular children's TV show in the 1980s.
Meanings
- Any of certain the small, striped rodents, all found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk, placed in the taxonomic subtribe Tamiina.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chitmunk | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| chipmunks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chipmuck | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Uinta chipmunk · chipmunky · hidden forest chipmunk · Siberian chipmunk · chipmunklike · common chipmunk · chipmunk voice
Descendants
Hypernyms
Translations (70)
th ชิปมังก์ (rodent) · de Streifenhörnchen (rodent) · ka ციყვი (rodent) · pl pręgowiec (rodent) · ca esquirol llistat (rodent) · tt борындык (rodent) · bua жэрхи (rodent) · ga iora talún (rodent) · cy gwiwer resog (rodent) · abe anikwses (rodent) · mic apalgaqamej (rodent) · fi tikutaku (rodent) · es ardilla listada (rodent) · mrj урымды (rodent) · ja シマリス (rodent) · kpv визяорда (rodent) · cv пӑрӑнтӑк (rodent) · mn ᠵᠢᠷᠬᠡ (rodent) · mhr урымдо (rodent) · nl wangzakeekhoorn (rodent) · chl sisill (rodent) · it tamia (rodent) · uk бурунду́к (rodent) · bg бурунду́к (rodent) · hu csíkosmókus (rodent) · ko 다람쥐 (rodent) · la tamias (rodent) · niv курӈай (rodent) · tr çizgili sincap (rodent) · cah sisill (rodent) · twf kʼùoxwį́wna (rodent) · az burunduk (rodent) · chy néške'ēsta (rodent) · ru бурунду́к (rodent) · cho chinisa (rodent) · kjh кӧрік (rodent) · gd feòrag-stiallach (rodent) · nv hazéítsʼósí (rodent) · ro veveriță dungată (rodent) · es ardilla listeada (rodent) · gld улги (rodent) · mic amalpaqamej (rodent) · niv тʼаӻр (rodent) · udm урдо (rodent) · fr tamia (rodent) · fi maaorava (rodent) · is jarðíkorni (rodent) · vi sóc chuột (rodent) · fo jarðaríkorni (rodent) · kpv орда (rodent) · eo tamiaso (rodent) · lt burundukas (rodent) · es tamia (rodent) · xpq aniks (rodent) · pt tâmia (rodent) · oj agongos (rodent) · fr suisse (rodent) · haw ʻakuiki (rodent) · mic apalqaqamej (rodent) · hy շերտասկյուռ (rodent) · sv jordekorre (rodent) · da jordegern (rodent) · mn жирх (rodent) · be бурунду́к (rodent) · et vöötorav (rodent) · cmn 花栗鼠 (rodent) · ja 縞栗鼠 (rodent) · chr ᎩᏳᎦ (rodent) · ka ბურუნდუკი (rodent) · uz burunduq (rodent)