Dictionary

meerkat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɪəɹkæt/ (General-American)
• /ˈmɪəkat/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Afrikaans meerkat, transferred use of Dutch meerkat (“guenon [monkey]”), from Middle Dutch meercatte (literally “sea cat”), compare English mercat. Sometimes suggested to be influenced by or derived from an Indian source; compare Hindi मर्कट (markaṭ, “ape, monkey”) and Sanskrit मर्कट (markaṭa). Note however Old High German merikazza, so any influence from Indo-Aryan would have to be exceptionally early.

Meanings

1. Suricata suricatta, a small carnivorous mammal of the mongoose family, from the Kalahari Desert, known for its habit of standing on its hind legs.

Forms

Descendants

เมียร์แคต · 미어캣 · ミーアキャット

Synonyms

suricate

Translations (64)

th เมียร์แคต (small carnivorous mammal) · gl suricato (small carnivorous mammal) · da surikat (small carnivorous mammal) · bg сурикат (small carnivorous mammal) · ta பாலைவனக் கீரி (small carnivorous mammal) · ga míorchat (small carnivorous mammal) · ru сурика́т (small carnivorous mammal) · ar مِيرْكَات (small carnivorous mammal) · fr suricate (small carnivorous mammal) · vi cầy vằn bụng đỏ (small carnivorous mammal) · sk surikata (small carnivorous mammal) · de Erdmännchen (small carnivorous mammal) · cy mirgath (small carnivorous mammal) · yi סוריקאַטע (small carnivorous mammal) · fa دمعصایی (small carnivorous mammal) · pt suricate (small carnivorous mammal) · fo mýrikøttur (small carnivorous mammal) · nl stokstaartje (small carnivorous mammal) · ja ミーアキャット (small carnivorous mammal) · zu ububhibhi (small carnivorous mammal) · frr eerdmenken (small carnivorous mammal) · et surikaat (small carnivorous mammal) · cy swricat (small carnivorous mammal) · pl surykatka (small carnivorous mammal) · cmn 狐獴 (small carnivorous mammal) · af meerkat (small carnivorous mammal) · it suricato (small carnivorous mammal) · ka სურიკატი (small carnivorous mammal) · sw nguchiro wa porini (small carnivorous mammal) · no surikat (small carnivorous mammal) · el σουρικάτα (small carnivorous mammal) · zu imhlangala (small carnivorous mammal) · eo surikato (small carnivorous mammal) · is jarðköttur (small carnivorous mammal) · es suricato (small carnivorous mammal) · ky жербөбөк (small carnivorous mammal) · uk сурика́т (small carnivorous mammal) · be сурыка́т (small carnivorous mammal) · fi nelisormimangusti (small carnivorous mammal) · ca suricata (small carnivorous mammal) · sq merkati (small carnivorous mammal) · mk меркат (small carnivorous mammal) · ru сурика́та (small carnivorous mammal) · ko 미어캣 (small carnivorous mammal) · lt surikata (small carnivorous mammal) · zu ubuhayi (small carnivorous mammal) · tr mirket (small carnivorous mammal) · es suricata (small carnivorous mammal) · bn মিরক্যাট (small carnivorous mammal) · ru мирка́т (small carnivorous mammal) · sv surikat (small carnivorous mammal) · ar سُرِقَاط (small carnivorous mammal) · sh меркат (small carnivorous mammal) · he סוּרִיקָטָה (small carnivorous mammal) · sh merkat (small carnivorous mammal) · st mosha (small carnivorous mammal) · lv surikats (small carnivorous mammal) · hu szurikáta (small carnivorous mammal) · cmn 細尾獴 /细尾獴 (small carnivorous mammal) · cs surikata (small carnivorous mammal) · pt suricato (small carnivorous mammal) · hy սուրիկատ (small carnivorous mammal) · ro suricat (small carnivorous mammal) · fi surikaatti (small carnivorous mammal)