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Wombat


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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag. It was originally written whom-batt in English.

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Noun

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wombat (plural wombats)

  1. Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
  2. (Australia, slang) A slow and stupid person; a dullard.

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Translations

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wombat m (plural wombats, diminutive wombatje n)

  1. wombat

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English wombat.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. wombat
    Synonym: (dated) phascolome

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wombat

  1. wombat

Interlingua

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Noun

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wombat

  1. wombat

Polish

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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from English wombat, from Dharug wambad, wambaj, or wambag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wombat m animal

  1. wombat

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun

Further reading

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  • wombat in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ [ʊˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/, /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ [ʊˈõ.bat͡ʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /uˈõ.bat͡ʃ/ [ʊˈõ.bat͡ʃ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.bat͡ʃ/, /uˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi/ [ʊˈõ.ba.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /ˈwõ.ba.t͡ʃi/

Noun

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wombat m (plural wombats)

  1. Alternative form of vombate

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English wombat.

Noun

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wombat m (plural wombați)

  1. wombat

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative wombat wombatul wombați wombații
genitive-dative wombat wombatului wombați wombaților
vocative wombatule wombaților