çakal
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
çakal (definite accusative çakalı, plural çakallar)
- jackal
- (derogatory) an opportunistic, wily, sneaky and deceptive person
- (derogatory) a detestable person, scoundrel
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Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çakal”, in Nişanyan Sözlük