begemootta

Ingrian
Kaks begemoottaa.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бегемот (begemot).

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbeɡemoːtːɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɡe̞mo̞tː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbeɡemoːtːɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɡ̊e̞ˌmo̝ːtːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eɡemoːtː, -oːtːɑ
  • Hyphenation: be‧ge‧moot‧ta

Noun

begemootta

  1. hippopotamus
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 85:
      Begemootta — suur elokas. Ellää suuriis Afrikan jo[i]s i järviis.
      The hippo is a large animal. It lives in the big rivers and lakes of Africa.

Declension

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