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Meaning of Jackal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈd͡ʒækəl

Definitions

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
derogatory
A jack (the playing card).
rare, slang
A player who steals the ball at the tackle.

Equivalents

Afrikaans jakkals

العربية اِبْن آوَى الثّعلب ثعلب

Azərbaycanca çaqqal

Български чакал

বাংলা শিয়াল

བོད་སྐད འཕར་བ

Bosanski čagalj šakal аргат чагаљ шакал

Català xacal

Čeština šakal šakalí

Cymraeg siacal

Deutsch Schakal Schakalin

Ελληνικά τσακάλι

Esperanto ŝakalo

Español chacal

Eesti šaakal

Euskara txakal

فارسی شغال

Suomi ketku liero sakaali

Français chacal jackal

Galego chacal

ગુજરાતી શિયાળ

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻīlio hae iākala

עברית אי תן

हिन्दी कोला गीदड़ साल सियार

Hrvatski čagalj šakal аргат чагаљ шакал

Magyar sakál

Հայերեն շնագայլ

Italiano fante sciacalla sciacallo

日本語ジャッカル

ქართული ტურა

ខ្មែរ សិគាល

한국어 자칼 재칼

Lietuvių šakalas

Latviešu šakālis

Македонски аргат чакал

Монгол цөөвөр чоно

Bahasa Melayu jakal جاکل

မြန်မာဘာသာ ခွေးအ

Nederlands Boer jakhals

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ گدڑ ਗਿੱਦੜ

Polski jopek przegryw szakal

Português chacal

Română șacal

Русский шакал

Slovenčina šakal

Slovenščina šakal

Shqip çakall çakalle

Српски čagalj šakal аргат чагаљ шакал

Svenska schakal

Kiswahili mbweha

తెలుగు నక్క

ไทย แจ็กคัล

Türkmençe şagal

Türkçe çakal

Українська шакал шакалячий

اردو سِیار گیدڑ

Tiếng Việt chó rừng

IsiZulu impungushe

Examples

“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.”

“Until recently, scientists thought Ethiopian wolves were a type of jackal. They gave Ethiopian wolves names like Semien jackal, Simenian jackal, or Ethiopian jackal.”

“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.”

“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.”

CEFR level

Mastery
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