jakal

See also: jąkał

Malay

Etymology

From English jackal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʒakal]
• Rhymes: -akal, -kal, -al

Noun

jakal (Jawi spelling جاکل, plural jakal-jakal, informal 1st possessive jakalku, 2nd possessive jakalmu, 3rd possessive jakalnya)

1. jackal (wild canine)

Descendants

• Indonesian: jakal

Further reading

• “jakal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Volapük

Etymology

Borrowed from French chacal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃaˈkal]

Noun

jakal (nominative plural jakals)

1. (male or female) jackal

Declension

declension of jakal

	singular	plural
nominative	jakal	jakals
genitive	jakala	jakalas
dative	jakale	jakales
accusative	jakali	jakalis
vocative 1	o jakal!	o jakals!
predicative 2	jakalu	jakalus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only