jackal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈd͡ʒækəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from French chacal, chacale, checale, schakal, ciacale, from Turkish çakal, from Ottoman Turkish چقال (çakâl), from Classical Persian شغال (šaġāl), borrowed from Sanskrit शृगाल (śṛgāla, “jackal”), the alternative form of सृगाल (sṛgāla).
Meanings
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Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
As we will see, the jackal is usually associated in the Indic context with death and impurity, and would therefore sit squarely at the bottom of Dumont's social hierarchy.
2007, McComas Taylor, The Fall of the Indigo Jackal: The Discourse of Division and Pūrnabhadra's Pañcatantra, page 52:Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of jackal. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semien jackal, Simenian jackal, or Ethiopian jackal.
2002, Fred H. Harrington, The Ethiopian Wolf, page 6:In passing, it also mentions how the jackal and the tiger acquired their reddish spots. All of the animals referred to, except the deer, have tricksterlike personalities, both in this tale and in other story contexts. But the jackal is the most renowned of all for roguishness.
1987, Brenda E. F. Beck, Peter J. Claus, Praphulladatta Goswami, Jawaharlal Handoo, editors, Folktales of India, page 289:
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A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
A nephew of hers, after receiving some learning at her ladyship's expence, got a commission, and fell upon the field of Waterloo; another is still at her heels, as a sort of jackall to fetch and carry when required.
1819 July 1, “The Political Vis——ss”, in [John Mitford], editor, The New Bon Ton Magazine; or, Telescope of the Times, volume III, number 15, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC, page 179:
- (derogatory, figuratively) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.
- (derogatory, figuratively, qualifier:rugby union) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator. ▸ A player who steals the ball at the tackle.
- (rare, slang) A jack (the playing card).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
werejackal · American jackal · maanhaar-jackal · Simien jackal · jackal buzzard · jackalberry · son of a jackal · red jackal
Descendants
jakal · 자칼 · ジャッカル · seacál · siacal · แจ็กคัล · jakal
Hypernyms
Synonyms
collaborationist · collaboratrix · quisling · collaborator · collaborationist · collaborationist · collaborator · jackall · quisler · collaborationist · jackal · collaboratrix · quisler · quisling · quisling · collaboratress · jackal · quisling · collaboratress · chacal
Translations (162)
ko 자칼 (wild canine) · tg шағол (wild canine) · sw mbweha (wild canine) · tuq turki (wild canine) · uz chiyaboʻri (wild canine) · la thōs (wild canine) · la canis aureus (wild canine) · ru шака́л (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · ja ジャッカル (wild canine) · mk чакал (wild canine) · uz shaqal (wild canine) · te నక్క (wild canine) · it sciacallo (wild canine) · tl tsakal (wild canine) · el τσακάλι (wild canine) · is sjakali (wild canine) · lez чакъал (wild canine) · bg чака́л (wild canine) · sv sjakal (wild canine) · da sjakal (wild canine) · lo ຫມາຈິກຈອກ (wild canine) · ms jakal (wild canine) · crh çaqal (wild canine) · lo ຫມາຈອກ (wild canine) · jv asu alas (wild canine) · mn цөөвөр чоно (wild canine) · kmr çeqel (wild canine) · be шака́л (wild canine) · ms جاکل (wild canine) · ab абга (wild canine) · ko 재칼 (wild canine) · haw ʻīlio hae (wild canine) · uby б'агьашә (wild canine) · kk шағал (wild canine) · syl ꠢꠤꠀꠟ (wild canine) · cs šakal (wild canine) · la ciacalis (wild canine) · aot sial (wild canine) · hu sakál (wild canine) · et šaakal (wild canine) · br aourgi (wild canine) · ky көркоо (wild canine) · aa wákri (wild canine) · pl chłopiec na posyłki (person who performs menial/routine tasks) · egy z:A-b-E17 (wild canine) · xal шоһл чон (wild canine) · gu શિયાળ (wild canine) · arc יָרוֹרָא (wild canine) · kk шақал (wild canine) · as শিয়াল (wild canine) · cmn 豺狼 (wild canine) · sq çakalle (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · cop ⲃⲟⲓϣⲓ (wild canine) · gl chacal (wild canine) · yi שאַקאַל (wild canine) · zu impungushe (wild canine) · cy siacal (wild canine) · ka ტურა (wild canine) · km សិគាល (wild canine) · am ቀበሮ (wild canine) · fi liero (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · az çaqqal (wild canine) · lbe чакъал (wild canine) · mk шакал (wild canine) · sh ша̏кал (wild canine) · ce чагӏалкх (wild canine) · grc λυκοπάνθηρ (wild canine) · nl jakhals (wild canine) · ks شٲج (wild canine) · ha dilā (wild canine) · ur سیار (wild canine) · nn sjakal (wild canine) · lv šakālis (wild canine) · sa सृगाल (wild canine) · ar اِبْن آوَى (wild canine) · io shakalo (wild canine) · gv coo conveyrt (wild canine) · sip ཅེ་སྤྱང (wild canine) · th แจ็กคัล (wild canine) · sq çakall (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · egy wn:n-S-E17 (wild canine) · mk аргат (person who performs menial/routine tasks) · rsk шакал (wild canine) · de Schakalin (wild canine) · sk šakal (wild canine) · ro șacal (wild canine) · eo ŝakalo (wild canine) · rif uššen (wild canine) · it sciacallo (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · my ခှေး (wild canine) · cmn 狐狼 (wild canine) · tr çakal (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · fa شغال (wild canine) · syc ܝܪܘܪܐ (wild canine) · my ခွေးအ (wild canine) · de Schakal (wild canine) · sl šakal (wild canine) · pt chacal (wild canine) · vi chó rừng (wild canine) · fo sjakalur (wild canine) · it sciacalla (wild canine) · vo jakal (wild canine) · ka შავი სამუშაოს შემსრულებელი (person who performs menial/routine tasks) · he תַּן (wild canine) · es chacal (wild canine) · cmn 胡狼 (wild canine) · id jakal (wild canine) · ky чөө (wild canine) · tr çakal (wild canine) · ny nkhandwe (wild canine) · grc θώς (wild canine) · ga seacál (wild canine) · hi सियार (wild canine) · rhg 𐴇𐴞𐴥𐴘𐴝𐴓 (wild canine) · pnt θώπεκας (wild canine) · oc chacal (wild canine) · txb niśācare (wild canine) · it fante (slang for the playing card jack) · ug چىلبۆرە (wild canine) · kk қорқау қасқыр (wild canine) · ks شال (wild canine) · sq çakall (wild canine) · bn শৃগাল (wild canine) · bn শিয়াল (wild canine) · fi sakaali (wild canine) · ca xacal (wild canine) · tzm ⵓⵛⵛⵏ (wild canine) · eu txakal (wild canine) · om wangoo (wild canine) · ota چقال (wild canine) · pl jopek (slang for the playing card jack) · lzz მკჲაფუ (wild canine) · tk şagal (wild canine) · ru шака́л (wild canine) · fr chacal (wild canine) · xcl թեպեկ (wild canine) · nl boer (slang for the playing card jack) · tzm ⵜⵓⵛⵛⵏⵜ (wild canine) · uk шака́л (wild canine) · pl szakal (wild canine) · lt šakalas (wild canine) · om jeedala (wild canine) · el τσακάλι (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · haw iākala (wild canine) · kab ⵓⵞⴻⵏ (wild canine) · he אִי (wild canine) · wo till gi (wild canine) · rhg híiyal (wild canine) · sv schakal (wild canine) · syc ܫܓܠ (wild canine) · pl szakal (person who behaves in an opportunistic way) · pa گِدَّڑ (wild canine) · nb sjakal (wild canine) · om waangoo (wild canine) · af jakkals (wild canine) · egx-dem spe (wild canine) · bo འཕར་བ (wild canine) · sh šȁkal (wild canine) · ckb چەقەڵ (wild canine) · ur گِیدَڑ (wild canine) · hy շնագայլ (wild canine) · pa ਗਿੱਦੜ (wild canine)