ジャッカル
Japanese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English jackal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá). Doublet of 射干 (yakan /やかん/, “a legendary evil beast similar to a fox”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- a jackal
See also
edit- (canids) イヌ科 (Inu-ka, “Canidae”); 犬 (inu, “dog”), 狼 (ōkami, “wolf”), 狐 (kitsune, “fox”), コヨーテ (koyōte, “coyote”), ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”) (Category: ja:Canids)
References
edit- ^ 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