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jackal meaning in Pashto

شغال šaǧâl

/ˈd͡ʒækəl/

jackal in Pashto: شغال (šaǧâl), سورلنډی (surlanḍáy). In English, jackal means any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

Pashto words for jackal

jackal
شغال šaǧâl, سورلنډی surlanḍáy

English meaning of jackal

  1. noun Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
  2. noun A person who performs menial or routine tasks; a dogsbody.
  3. noun A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially, a base collaborator.
  4. noun A player who steals the ball at the tackle.

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Questions about jackal in Pashto

What is the meaning of jackal in Pashto?
Jackal in Pashto is شغال (šaǧâl), سورلنډی (surlanḍáy).
jackal په پښتو کې څه معنی لري؟
Jackal: شغال (šaǧâl), سورلنډی (surlanḍáy).
What does jackal mean in English?
Jackal means any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.

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Pashto words from Wiktionary's Pashto entries whose English meaning is “jackal”: سورلنډی, شغال. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: jackal (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Pashto words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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