Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, jackal).

Doublet of ша̏кал, from German Schakal.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃǎɡaʎ/
  • Hyphenation: ча‧гаљ

Noun

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ча̀гаљ m (Latin spelling čàgalj)

  1. jackal
    Synonym: ша̏кал

Declension

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