pieniegyptingerbiili
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pieni (“small”) + Egyptin (“of Egypt”) + gerbiili (“gerbil”), calque of English lesser Egyptian gerbil
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpie̯niˌeɡyptinˌɡerbiːli/, [ˈpie̞̯niˌe̞ɡypt̪iŋˌŋe̞rbiːli]
- Rhymes: -erbiːli
- Syllabification(key): pie‧ni‧e‧gyp‧tin‧ger‧bii‧li
Noun
[edit]pieniegyptingerbiili
- Synonym of pohjoisafrikangerbiili (“lesser Egyptian gerbil, Gerbillus gerbillus; pet trade name for this North African gerbil”).