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. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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