šaakal

Estonian

Mustselg-šaakal (Canis mesomelas)
Šaakali leviala

Etymology

From German Schakal, from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šagâl), ultimately from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑːkɑl/, [ˈʃɑːkɑl]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːkɑl
  • Hyphenation: šaa‧kal

Noun

šaakal (genitive šaakali, partitive šaakalit)

  1. jackal (Canis aureus)
    1. A reddish-yellow carnivorous predatory canid, native to South Asia, West Asia, North Africa and the Balkans.
      Eestis nähti šaakalit esmakordselt 2013. aastal.
      A jackal was first spotted in Estonia in 2013.
      Üksikuid rändavaid šaakaleid on kohatud üle kogu Eesti.
      Some errant jackals have been spotted all over Estonia.

Declension

Derived terms

  • šaakallik

References

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