𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮

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Middle Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá).[1]

Noun

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𐬱𐬖𐬀𐬮 (šγal /šaγāl/)[2]

  1. jackal

Descendants

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  • Classical Persian: شگال (šagâl)

References

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  1. ^ Müller, Friedrich (1894) “Pahlawi und neupersische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 8, page 192
  2. ^ Haug, Martin (1870) “shaghâl”, in Destur Hoshangji Jamaspji Asa, editor, An Old Pahlavi-Pazand Glossary: Edited with an Alphabetical Index, Bombay: Order of the Government of Bombay, page 209