caracal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkæɹ.əˌkæl/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɛɚ.əˌkæl/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈkeɚ.əˌkæl/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈkæ.ɹəˌkæl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From French caracal, from Ottoman Turkish قره قولاق (kara kulak, literally “black ear”), a calque of Classical Persian سیاهگوش (siyāh-gōš). Compare modern Turkish karakulak.
Meanings
- A type of cat native to Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia, Caracal caracal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| caracals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Asian lynx · African lynx · lynx · floppa · Indian lynx · Persian lynx · desert lynx
Translations (66)
ca caracal (Caracal caracal) · bg каракал (Caracal caracal) · pl karakal (Caracal caracal) · fa سیاهگوش (Caracal caracal) · cmn 獰貓 /狞猫 (Caracal caracal) · lt karakalas (Caracal caracal) · sh karakal (Caracal caracal) · sw simba mangu (Caracal caracal) · it lince persiana (Caracal caracal) · hi स्याहगोश (Caracal caracal) · zu indabushe (Caracal caracal) · io karakalo (Caracal caracal) · ps تورغوږی (Caracal caracal) · ta கறகால் (Caracal caracal) · kum къаракъулакъ (Caracal caracal) · af rooikat (Caracal caracal) · kmr گوھرەشک (Caracal caracal) · nv náshdóí bijaałizhiní (Caracal caracal) · cs karakal (Caracal caracal) · chr ᎢᎾᎨ ᎬᎮ (Caracal caracal) · tuq ngam ouidenanga (Caracal caracal) · ga lincse chluasdubh (Caracal caracal) · pt caracal (Caracal caracal) · fr caracal (Caracal caracal) · ha metso (Caracal caracal) · hu sivatagi hiúz (Caracal caracal) · ckb گوێڕەش (Caracal caracal) · id karakal (Caracal caracal) · ka კარაკალი (Caracal caracal) · nl caracal (Caracal caracal) · et karakal (Caracal caracal) · kmr گۆرەویلک (Caracal caracal) · fi aavikkoilves (Caracal caracal) · mt karakall tal-Asja (Caracal caracal) · ko 카라칼 (Caracal caracal) · it caracal (Caracal caracal) · tk garagulak (Caracal caracal) · ms karakal (Caracal caracal) · lv karakals (Caracal caracal) · bg степен рис (Caracal caracal) · eo karakalo (Caracal caracal) · uz qoraquloq (Caracal caracal) · fi karakali (Caracal caracal) · tr vaşak (Caracal caracal) · nah caracalmiztli (Caracal caracal) · gu હેણોતરો (Caracal caracal) · sv ökenlo (Caracal caracal) · tr karakulak kürkü (Caracal caracal) · ta கறகால் பூனை (Caracal caracal) · sn twana (Caracal caracal) · da karakal (Caracal caracal) · kk қарақал (Caracal caracal) · az qaraqulaq (Caracal caracal) · ro caraculac (Caracal caracal) · hu karakál (Caracal caracal) · ja カラカル (Caracal caracal) · hy կարակալ (Caracal caracal) · de Karakal (Caracal caracal) · es caracal (Caracal caracal) · tr karakulak kürkünden kumaş (Caracal caracal) · ru карака́л (Caracal caracal) · ar عَنَاق الْأَرْض (Caracal caracal) · id caracal (Caracal caracal) · tr karakulak (Caracal caracal) · eu karakal (Caracal caracal) · udm каракал (Caracal caracal)