sjakal

Norwegian

noun-m1

Definitions

a jackal (member of the dog family living in the wild)

Etymology

Derived from Persian شغال (jackal) derived from Turkish çakal.

Origin

Turkish

çakal

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

jackal English
jakhals Dutch, Flemish
chacal French
chacal Portuguese
sjakal Norwegian Nynorsk
शृगाल Sanskrit
सृगाल Sanskrit
شغال Persian
شغال باران Persian
شغال‎ Persian
çakal Turkish
çaqqal Azerbaijani
چقال Ottoman Turkish
𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 Middle Persian
şagal Turkmen