No. 16,931 in Russian
сони
"Сони" (plural) refers to dormice, small rodents. It can also mean "sleepyheads" colloquially.
In a sentence
Сони всегда спят в дуплах деревьев.
Dormice always sleep in tree hollows.
In this sentence, 'сони' refers to dormice, small rodents, and is used as a subject to describe their behavior.
Сони - это название известной японской компании.
Sony is the name of a famous Japanese company.
Here, 'Сони' is a proper noun used to refer to the Japanese multinational corporation Sony.
По вечерам он называл меня 'сони', потому что я всегда рано ложусь спать.
In the evenings, he called me 'соня' because I always go to bed early.
In this sentence, 'соня' (derived as 'сони' in plural or playfully) is used as a nickname to describe someone with habits like sleeping early.
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