Cuttently I'm sitting Pünktchen as well as my former cats Koda and Lilly (on top of my cat Miez and my foster Samson). Turns out the smallest kitty is the least scaredy-cat of them all, while the biggest (Samson) is by far the most scared one.

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[–] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I LOVE the Name!

Is it because she has this cute little spots on her nose?

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 6 points 12 hours ago

Exactly

[–] leftzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 13 hours ago

Turns out the smallest kitty is the least scaredy-cat of them all, while the biggest (Samson) is by far the most scared one.

Obviously, the smaller the cat, the harder to hit, and easier to hide.

[–] Mim@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 hours ago

Boop :3

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 18 hours ago

Smol.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

omg ~~his~~ her head is too big for ~~his~~ her body 😁

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 13 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

It's more the other way around really. We hope she'll get bigger so that she outgrows her hind leg issues.

[–] Bunbury@feddit.nl 6 points 15 hours ago

Has she been checked for dwarfism? Her proportions are ridiculously cute, but they might be a symptom.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 17 hours ago

She is a very sweet looking kitty regardless, may she enjoy many good naps in warm places 😁

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 7 points 18 hours ago

I am smitten with her and her name!

[–] don@lemmy.ca 8 points 17 hours ago

Her look says, “Back off, I’ll take you on, headstrong to take on anyone!”

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I’m gonna say it: How do you pronounce her name??

[–] slevinkelevra@sh.itjust.works 15 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Phonetic is [ˈpʏŋktçən]. It consists of two parts Pünkt-chen.

The "ü" sound really doesn't exist in English. If you know any french, the u in 'tu' (french for 'you') is pronounced similarily.

I'm guessing the 'nkt' is the hardest part to pronounce since you really have to have each letter audible.

'ch' is like a cats hissing sound.

'en' is pronounced the same way as ending without the ding.

Translation: Little dot/dots due to her face markings. 'Punkt' means 'dot', and if we wanna make a smaller version of a word (and/or cuter), a 'u' becomes an 'ü' ('a' becomes 'ä', 'o' becomes 'ö'), and the ending -chen is added.

E.g. Haar (hair) becomes Härchen, the ä is pronounced the same as the a in man, but long. In contrast, Herrchen (as in owner of a pet) is pronounced basically the same but with a ~~small~~ short vocal and a sharply pronounced r.

Hope that helps.

Edit: If you know how to pronounce a/o/u, you already know what your lips must do for ä/ö/ü. However the tongue and lower jar make for a different sound.