çakal
Meaning
- jackal
- (derogatory) an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and deceptive person
- (derogatory) a detestable person, scoundrel
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ça‧kal
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʃɑkɑɫ/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
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Sentences
Akılı olmayana neylesin sakal , kayışı tarladan götürür çakal .
To the unwise, the beard takes the strap out of the field, the coyote.
