pangolin
See also: pangolín
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/, /pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editpangolin (plural pangolins)
- The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.
- Synonyms: trenggiling, scaly anteater
- 2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 302:
- Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide in terror when faced with bullies and get up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards extinction.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Translations
editmammal
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Further reading
edit- Pholidota on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Malay pengguling.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pɑ̃.ɡɔ.lɛ̃/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Noun
editpangolin m (plural pangolins)
Descendants
edit- → Romanian: pangolin
Further reading
edit- “pangolin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French pangolin.
Noun
editpangolin m (plural pangolini)
Declension
editDeclension of pangolin
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) pangolin | pangolinul | (niște) pangolini | pangolinii |
genitive/dative | (unui) pangolin | pangolinului | (unor) pangolini | pangolinilor |
vocative | pangolinule | pangolinilor |
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