šakal

See also: sakal and sakál

Czech

Noun

šakal m

1. jackal

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Serbo-Croatian

Šakal

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schakal, from Ottoman Turkish چَقال‎ (modern çakal), from Persian شغال‎ (šaqâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”).

Doublet of čàgalj, directly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃâkal/
• Hyphenation: ša‧kal

Noun

šȁkal m (Cyrillic spelling ша̏кал)

1. jackal
2. (pejorative) One who benefits from the work of others; jackal, vulture.

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šȁkal	šakali
genitive	šȁkala	šakala
dative	šakalu	šakalima
accusative	šakala	šakale
vocative	šakale	šakali
locative	šakalu	šakalima
instrumental	šakalom	šakalima

Synonyms

• (canid): čàgalj

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Slovak

Etymology

From Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال‎ (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla, “jackal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃakaɫ/

Noun

šakal m (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakaly, genitive plural šakalov)

1. jackal (animal)

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šakal	šakaly
genitive	šakala	šakalov
dative	šakalovi	šakalom
accusative	šakala	šakaly
locative	šakalovi	šakaloch
instrumental	šakalom	šakalami

Derived terms

• šakalí

Noun

šakal m (genitive singular šakala, nominative plural šakali, genitive plural šakalov, declension pattern of chlap)

1. jackal (person)

Declension

Declension of šakal

	singular	plural
nominative	šakal	šakali
genitive	šakala	šakalov
dative	šakalovi	šakalom
accusative	šakala	šakalov
locative	šakalovi	šakaloch
instrumental	šakalom	šakalami

Further reading

• šakal in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈkáːl/
• Tonal orthography: šakȃl

Noun

šakál m anim (genitive šakála, nominative plural šakáli)

1. jackal

Declension

Declension of šakál (masculine anim., hard o-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	šakál	šakála	šakáli
accusative	šakála	šakála	šakále
genitive	šakála	šakálov	šakálov
dative	šakálu	šakáloma	šakálom
locative	šakálu	šakálih	šakálih
instrumental	šakálom	šakáloma	šakáli