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gergedan

Senso (Inglese)

rhinoceros (herbivorous ungulate with two horns on its snout)

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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɡeɾ.ɡeˈdan/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish کركدن (kergeden), from Classical Persian کَرْگَدَن (kargadan), from Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “female rhinoceros”), the feminine form of खड्ग (khaḍga, “horn, sword”).

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