ジャッカル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English jackal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian (šaġâl), 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): [d͡ʑa̠k̚ka̠ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ジャッカル • (jakkaru)

a jackal

See also

canids: イヌ科(か) (Inu-ka): 犬(イヌ) (inu) · 狼(オオカミ) (ōkami) · 狐(キツネ) (kitsune) · コヨーテ (koyōte) · ジャッカル (jakkaru)^[edit]

References

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