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srgala
Sanskrit · ancient
"jackal"
the wild doglike animal known for its howl
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shaghal
Persian · ancient
"jackal"
adapted from Sanskrit for the same animal
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chakal
Turkish · ottoman
"jackal"
carried into Turkish for the animal
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jackal
English · 1600s
"a wild doglike animal native to Africa and Asia"
settled as the English word for the wild doglike animal
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