pangolin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/
- /pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) + guling (“to roll”).
Meanings
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Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.
Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide in terror when faced with bullies and get up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards extinction.
2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 302:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pangolins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Sunda pangolin · pangopup · giant pangolin · tree pangolin · ground pangolin · Chinese pangolin · sea pangolin · Indian pangolin · long-tailed pangolin · Philippine pangolin
Descendants
pangolí · pangolin · pangailin · pangolino
Synonyms
manid · scaly anteater · trenggiling
Translations (116)
nmn ǁɡū'm (mammal) · co pangulinu (mammal) · sk šupinavec (mammal) · myv коткодавшуля (mammal) · pl łuskowiec (mammal) · fr pangolin (mammal) · sq pangolíni (mammal) · uk панголі́н (mammal) · hu tobzoska (mammal) · nan-hbl 塗龜 /涂龟 (mammal) · de Schuppentier (mammal) · gl folidoto (mammal) · eu folidoto (mammal) · ru панголи́н (mammal) · it pangolino (mammal) · oc folidòt (mammal) · km ពង្រូល (mammal) · cmn 龍鯉 /龙鲤 (mammal) · hy պանգոլին (mammal) · tr pangolin (mammal) · ms pengguling (mammal) · el παγκολίνος (mammal) · za linh (mammal) · hi सल्लू साँप (mammal) · th ลิ่น (mammal) · bnn halum (mammal) · ta எறும்புத்தின்னி (mammal) · bdr tenggiling (mammal) · co pangolinu (mammal) · pa ਪੈਂਗੋਲਿਨ (mammal) · bn বনরুই (mammal) · nb skjelldyr (mammal) · ja 穿山甲 (mammal) · sq pangolín (mammal) · dru karadha (mammal) · pyu arem (mammal) · cs luskoun (mammal) · fr pangoline (mammal) · ko 천산갑 (mammal) · lt skujuotis (mammal) · vi trút (mammal) · et soomusloom (mammal) · grc φαττάγης (mammal) · trv arung (mammal) · sk šupinovec (mammal) · fo skeldýr (mammal) · ja センザンコウ (mammal) · mel aam (mammal) · oc pangolin (mammal) · cy pangolin (mammal) · sh pangolin (mammal) · chr ᎤᏯᏍᎦᏟᏳᏍᏗ (mammal) · ga pangailin (mammal) · as বন-ৰৌ (mammal) · sv myrkott (mammal) · scn pangulinu (mammal) · da skældyr (mammal) · ast folidoto (mammal) · bg панголи́н (mammal) · ml ഈനാമ്പേച്ചി (mammal) · nan-hbl 濆仔 /𣸣仔 (mammal) · xnb kaniarumi (mammal) · ckv iRem (mammal) · gl pangolín (mammal) · cmn 穿山甲 (mammal) · mvv bulukun (mammal) · fi muurahaiskäpy (mammal) · sh љускавац (mammal) · sxr 'arʉmʉ (mammal) · cmn 鯪鯉 /鲮鲤 (mammal) · kqr bulukun (mammal) · yue 穿山甲 (mammal) · nan-hbl 塗龟 (mammal) · sw kakakuona (mammal) · sl luskavec (mammal) · tsu hiaemoza (mammal) · hy թեփամորթ (mammal) · ami alem (mammal) · ms tenggiling (mammal) · hy թեփամողես (mammal) · ssf qalhum (mammal) · sh панголин (mammal) · es pangolín (mammal) · vi tê tê (mammal) · cdo 鯪鯉 /鲮鲤 (mammal) · nl schubdier (mammal) · pt pangolim (mammal) · af ietermagog (mammal) · br pangolined (mammal) · tl panggolin (mammal) · sh ljuskavac (mammal) · zu imfinyezi (mammal) · nan-hbl 鯪鯉 /鲮鲤 (mammal) · vo manit (mammal) · sk pangolín (mammal) · id trenggiling (mammal) · ami 'alem (mammal) · ta அழுங்கு (mammal) · nan-hbl 石鯪魚 /石鲮鱼 (mammal) · eo maniso (mammal) · th นิ่ม (mammal) · bg люспеник (mammal) · be пангалі́н (mammal) · ca pangolí (mammal) · sne wuom (mammal) · syl ꠛꠘ-ꠞꠃ (mammal) · nn skjeldyr (mammal) · nb pangolin (mammal) · de Tannenzapfentier (mammal) · nan-hbl 穿山甲 (mammal) · hak 鰱鯉 /鲢鲤 (mammal) · ru я́щер (mammal) · af ietermagô (mammal) · nan-hbl 步山虎 (mammal) · ak aprawa (mammal) · st kgaha (mammal)