javali

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

javali (plural javalis)

A kind of light love song in Carnatic music.

Portuguese[edit]

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javali

javali

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic.

Cognate with Galician xabaril, xabarín, Asturian xabalín, Spanish jabalí (whence English javelina) and Aragonese chabalin.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.vaˈli/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.vɐˈli/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.bɐˈli/ [ʒɐ.βɐˈli]

Hyphenation: ja‧va‧li

Noun[edit]

javali m (plural javalis)

wild boar

Usage notes[edit]

Note that this means “wild boar”, not “peccary”, as in English javelina (“peccary”).

Derived terms[edit]

javalina

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