ジャッカル

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English jackal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá). Doublet of 射干 (yakan /⁠やかん⁠/, “a legendary evil beast similar to a fox”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ジャッカル [jáꜜkkàrù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠k̚ka̠ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ジャッカル • (jakkaru) 

1. a jackal

See also

• (canids) イヌ科(か) (Inu-ka, “Canidae”); 犬(イヌ) (inu, “dog”), 狼(オオカミ) (ōkami, “wolf”), 狐(キツネ) (kitsune, “fox”), コヨーテ (koyōte, “coyote”), ジャッカル (jakkaru, “jackal”) ^{(Category: ja:Canids)}