šakal

Borrowed from German Schakal.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃakal]
• Hyphenation: ša‧kal

šakal m anim

1. jackal

• “šakal”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “šakal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Borrowed from German Schakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šaġâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

Doublet of čàgalj, directly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

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

šȁkal m anim (Cyrillic spelling ша̏кал)

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

• (canid): čàgalj

Derived from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šaġâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃakal]

šakal m animal (relational adjective šakalí)

1. jackal

šakal m pers

1. (derogatory) jackal (person)

• “šakal”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

• IPA^(key): /ʃakáːl/

šakȃl m anim

1. jackal

• “šakal”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025