how to say “mammals” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /]יוֹנְקִים
The Hebrew word for mammal, יונק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /] (יונקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /] is the plural, mammals), means suckling or breastfeeder, because that’s what mammals do (for an English parallel, think of the connection between mammal and mammogram).
Here’s the word in context:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /]בזמן האחרון רואים מיני יונקים לא-שגרתיים מסתובבים ברחובות.
Lately, we’ve been seeing uncommon mammal species roaming the streets.
יונק comes from the root י.נ.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /], the same as that of תינוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/יונקים-#.m4a” /] – baby.
