Czech

Noun

šakal m

1. jackal

Serbo-Croatian

Šakal

Etymology

Borrowing from German Schakal, from Ottoman Turkish چَقال (modern çakal), from Persian شغال ‎(šaqâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल ‎(sṛgālá, “jackal”).

Doublet of čàgalj, directly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃâkal/
• Hyphenation: ša‧kal

Noun

šȁkal m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ша̏кал)

1. jackal
2. (pejorative) One who benefits from the work of others; jackal, vulture.

Declension

Synonyms

• (canid): čàgalj

Slovak

Noun

šakal m

1. jackal

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈkáːl/
• Tonal orthography: šakȃl

Noun

šakál m anim ‎(genitive šakála, nominative plural šakáli)

1. jackal

Declension