çakal

Signification (Anglais)

1. jackal
2. (derogatory) an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and deceptive person
3. (derogatory) a detestable person, scoundrel

Concepts

chacal

loup doré

Traductions

jackal

Schakal

chacal

chacal

jakhals

τσακάλι

sciacallo

xacal

canis aureus

واوي

چهقهڵ

weasel

Schakal -s

اِبْن آوِيّ

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tʃɑkɑɫ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: چقال

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šaġâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śr̥gālás, a suffixed derivative of Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárguš (“predatory animal”)