Meaning of toportyán | Babel Free

Definitions

1. wolf
   dialectal
2. bear
   dialectal
3. golden jackal
   dialectal

Examples

“És mint a toportyán, ha juhász kergette, ¶ Magát egy kiszáradt nagy nádasba vette: […] And like a reed-wolf, by a shepherd chased, ¶ He entered a broad cane-brake’s arid waste;”

“Az elvert bivalyt üldözi a két toportyán a nádason keresztül. ¶ A bivaly hatalmas úszó; az bele nem fárad. S a vízben le nem foghatják a farkasok, mert maga alá gázolja a megtámadóit; ki kell őt kergetniök valami szárazra, hogy megosztozhassanak rajta.”

The beaten buffalo is chased by the two wolves through the reeds. ¶ The buffalo is a mighty swimmer; it will not tire. And in the water the wolves can’t catch it, because it tramples its attackers underfoot; they have to chase it out onto dry land so they can share him.

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