Does it sound like:
M [air] kat
or
M [ear] kat
?
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2006-11-01 10:20:35 · 7 answers · asked by Elk n' Fresh 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
There is more than one pronunciation:
4 results for: meerkat
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.0.1) - Cite This Source
meer‧kat /ˈmɪərkæt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[meer-kat] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
suricate.
[Origin: D: lit., monkey, appar. = meer see (see mere2) + kat cat]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
meer·kat (mîrkät) Pronunciation Key Audio pronunciation of "meerkat" [P]
n.
See suricate.
[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch meercatte, monkey : meer, sea (because monkeys came from overseas); see mori- in Indo-European Roots + catte, cat (from Germanic *kattuz).]
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meerkat
n : a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes [syn: mierkat]
Key for Spelled Pronunciations
Stress marks: [bold type] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in news‧pa‧per [nooz-pey-per] and in‧for‧ma‧tion [in-fer-mey-shuhn]
Consonants [b]boy, baby, rob
[d]do, ladder, bed
[f]food, offer, safe
[g]get, bigger, dog
[h]happy, ahead
[j]jump, budget, age
[k]can, speaker, stick
[l]let, follow, still
[m]make, summer, time
[n]no, dinner, thin
[ng]singer, think, long
[p]put, apple, cup
[r]run, marry, far, store
[s]sit, city, passing, face
[sh]she, station, push
[t]top, better, cat
[ch]church, watching, nature, witch
[th]thirsty, nothing, math
[th]this, mother, breathe
[v]very, seven, love
[w]wear, away
[hw]where, somewhat
[y]yes, onion
[z]zoo, easy, buzz
[zh]measure, television, beige
Vowels [a]apple, can, hat
[ey]aid, hate, day
[ah]arm, father, aha
[air]air, careful, wear
[aw]all, or, talk, lost, saw
[e]ever, head, get
[ee]eat, see, need
[eer]ear, hero, beer
[er]teacher, afterward, murderer
[i]it, big, finishes
[ahy]I, ice, hide, deny
[o]odd, hot, waffle
[oh]owe, road, below
[oo]ooze, food, soup, sue
[oo]good, book, put
[oi]oil, choice, toy
[ou]out, loud, how
[uh]up, mother, mud
[uh]about, animal, problem, circus
[ur]early, bird, stirring
2006-11-01 10:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by Omphale's folly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
David Attenborough says
M ear kat
2006-11-01 10:22:17 · answer #2 · answered by echo c 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
M EAR KAT say it slowly
2006-11-01 10:27:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its m[ear]kat.
American Heritage Dictionary -
meer·kat (mîrkät)
n.
See suricate.
[Afrikaans, from Middle Dutch meercatte, monkey : meer, sea (because monkeys came from overseas); see mori- in Indo-European Roots + catte, cat (from Germanic *kattuz).]
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2006-11-01 10:25:40 · answer #4 · answered by Takfam 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
On the discovery channel, it is M(ear)kat---- meerkat.But I also have heard it the other way also.. it depends on who is saying it.
2006-11-01 10:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by avery 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
M[EAR]kat
2006-11-01 10:29:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
mîrkät [ear]
2006-11-01 10:23:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋