javali

English

Noun

javali (plural javalis)

A kind of light love song in Carnatic music.

Portuguese

javali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ‎ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic.

Cognate with Galician xabaril, xabarín, Asturian xabalín, Spanish jabalí (whence English javelina) and Aragonese chabalin.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.vaˈli/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.vɐˈli/

Hyphenation: ja‧va‧li

Noun

javali m (plural javalis)

wild boar

Usage notes

Note that this means “wild boar”, not “peccary”, as in English javelina (“peccary”).

Derived terms

javalina

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