šakal

Noun

šakal m

1. jackal

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Etymology

From Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال‎ (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃakaɫ/

Noun

šakal m (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakaly, genitive plural šakalov)

1. jackal (animal)

Noun

šakal m (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakali, genitive plural šakalov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. jackal (person)

Further reading

• šakal in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šakál m anim (genitive šakála, nominative plural šakáli)

1. jackal