sigāla

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀕𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • सिगाल (Devanagari script)
  • সিগাল (Bengali script)
  • සිගාල (Sinhalese script)
  • သိဂါလ (Burmese script)
  • สิคาล or สิคาละ (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᨣᩤᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິຄາລ or ສິຄາລະ (Lao script)
  • សិគាល (Khmer script)
Alternative forms
  • siṅgāla
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀸𑀮 (Brahmi script)
  • सिङ्गाल (Devanagari script)
  • সিঙ্গাল (Bengali script)
  • සිඞ‍්ගාල (Sinhalese script)
  • သိင်္ဂါလ (Burmese script)
  • สิงฺคาล or สิงคาละ (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᩘᨣᩤᩃ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິງ຺ຄາລ or ສິງຄາລະ (Lao script)
  • សិង្គាល (Khmer script)

Etymology

Literally "howling," from Proto-Indo-Iranian. Or from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“wild canine”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgāla).

Noun

sigāla m

  1. jackal

Declension
Declension table of "sigāla" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sigālosigālā
Accusative (second)sigālaṃsigāle
Instrumental (third)sigālenasigālehi or sigālebhi
Dative (fourth)sigālassa or sigālāya or sigālatthaṃsigālānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sigālasmā or sigālamhā or sigālāsigālehi or sigālebhi
Genitive (sixth)sigālassasigālānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sigālasmiṃ or sigālamhi or sigālesigālesu
Vocative (calling)sigālasigālā

Derived terms
  • sigālī (“female jackal”)

Descendants

References

[2]

  1. Root #6053 PTB *s-k-ywal at Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Database
  2. sigāla in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)
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