сурок

Etymology
Per Vasmer, there are two possible origins:
 * 1) A borrowing from  + ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.
 * 2) Onomatopoetic, based on its characteristic whistle. In this case, it would be cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Compare also, ,  , cognate with.

Noun

 * 1) marmot