ジャッカル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English jackal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá). Doublet of 射干 (yakan /やかん/, a legendary evil beast similar to a fox).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ジャッカル [jáꜜkkàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑa̠k̚ka̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ジャッカル (jakkaru) 

  1. a jackal

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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