gergedan

Meaning

rhinoceros (herbivorous ungulate with two horns on its snout)

Concepts

rhinoceros

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rhino

Translations

rhinocéros

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Nashorn

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rinoceronte

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neushoorn

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rinoceronte

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rinoceronte

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rhinoceros

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rinoceront

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ρινόκερος

ρινόκερως

كركدن

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Rhinozeros

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وحيد القرن

ριονκερώντος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡeɾ.ɡeˈdan/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: کرگدن

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”).