jungle
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
1776, via Hindi जंगल and Urdu جنگل (jangal), from Sanskrit जङ्गल (jaṅgala, “arid, sterile, desert”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
jungle (plural jungles)
- A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals.
- (colloquial) A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
- It’s a jungle out there.
- (slang) An area where hobos camp together.
- (uncountable) A style of electronic music related to drum and bass.
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from "jungle"
Translations [edit]
large, undeveloped, humid forest
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colloquial: place where people behave ruthlessly
See also [edit]
External links [edit]
Jungle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Article on Jungle (forest)
Jungle (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Jungle (music)
Jungle in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English jungle.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /djɔnɡlə/, [ˈd̥jɔŋlə]
Noun [edit]
jungle c (singular definite junglen, plural indefinite jungler)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of jungle
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | jungle | junglen | jungler | junglerne |
| genitive | jungles | junglens | junglers | junglernes |
External links [edit]
Jungle on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English jungle.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
jungle f (plural jungles)
- jungle (all senses)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Hindi
- English terms derived from Urdu
- English terms derived from Sanskrit
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English colloquialisms
- English slang
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Forests
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish nouns
- French terms derived from English
- French nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns