javali

English

Noun

javali (plural javalis)

1. A kind of light love song in Carnatic music.

Portuguese

javali

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic خِنْزِير جَبَلِيّ (ḵinzīr jabaliyy, literally “pig of the mountains”) via Andalusian Arabic.

Cognate with Galician xabaril, xabarín, Asturian xabalín, Spanish jabalí (whence English javelina) and Aragonese chabalin.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒa.vaˈli/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.vɐˈli/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.vɐˈli/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐ.bɐˈli/ [ʒɐ.βɐˈli]

• Hyphenation: ja‧va‧li

Noun

javali m (plural javalis)

1. wild boar

Usage notes

• Note that this means “wild boar”, not “peccary”, as in English javelina (“peccary”).

Derived terms

• javalina