Bulgarian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çaqal), from Classical Persian شَغال (šağāl), from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, jackal).

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɐˈkaɫ]
  • Rhymes: -aɫ
  • Hyphenation(key): ча‧кал

Noun

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чака́л (čakálm

  1. jackal
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • чака́л: IPA(key): [t͡ʃɐˈkaɫ]
  • ча́кал: IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃa̟kɐɫ]

Participle

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ча́кал or чака́л (čákal or čakál)

  1. indefinite masculine singular past active aorist participle of ча́кам (čákam)

Participle

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ча́кал (čákal)

  1. masculine singular past active imperfect participle of ча́кам (čákam)

Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چاقل (çakıl).

Noun

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чакал (čakalm (uncountable)

  1. gravel
  2. pebble
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çaqal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, jackal).

Noun

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чакал (čakalm (plural чакали)

  1. jackal
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