שלימאַק
סלימאַק, שליאָמאַק
'snail'

ETYMOLOGY

Polish ślimak 'snail'; Ukrainian слима́к; Belarusian сліма́к; from Proto-Slavic ✱slimakъ; from PIE ✱sleh₁-m- 'snail'; from PIE ✱sley- 'smooth, slick'; cf. Latin līmāx 'snail, slug'; Greek λεῖμαξ 'slug'; Polish ślina (see סלינע); English slime; NHG Schleim (see שלײַם).