pika en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpiːkə/
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- /ˈpaɪkə/ (US)
Etymology
From French, from an Evenki word which Peter Simon Pallas transcribes as piika or peeka, but which cannot be found in modern dictionaries. Probably ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare typologically German Pfeifhase (< pfeifen (+ Hase) << Latin pīpō), Czech pišťucha, Russian пищу́ха (piščúxa) (akin to пища́ть (piščátʹ), писк (pisk)).
Meanings
- Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the genus Ochotona, from the mountains of North America and Asia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pica | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| pikas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Sardinian pika · black-lipped pika · plateau pika
Translations (23)
vi thỏ cộc (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · it ocotona (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fr lièvre criard (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · cs pišťucha (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · cy pica (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · as পিকা পহু (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · cmn 鼠兔 (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · ca pica (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · sv piphare (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · bg безопашат заек (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · ru пищу́ха (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · aht kʼeʼi (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · de Pfeifhase (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · pl szczekuszka (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fi pika (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fr pika (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · gd paice (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fa خرگوشموش (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · ga pioca (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · ko 우는토끼 (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fr ochotone (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · nl fluithaas (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona) · fr lièvre siffleur (furry mammal of the genus Ochotona)