serval
/ˈsɜːvəl/US/ˈsɝvəl/
serval noun: a medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
Noun
serval (plural servals)
serval meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Arabic and Malay
serval in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும்
serval in Telugu
- medium-sized African wild cat
- జంగుపిల్లి jaṅgupilli
serval in Arabic
- medium-sized African wild cat
- بَج baj
serval in Malay
- medium-sized African wild cat
- serval
Forms of serval
| plural | servals |
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Origin of serval
From French serval, from Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), from Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”), i.e. "wolf that hunts stags", from cervus (“deer, stag”).
Words formed from serval
Questions about serval
- What does serval mean?
- Serval means a medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval.
- What is serval in Tamil?
- Serval in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும். See Serval meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is serval?
- Serval is a noun.
- How do you pronounce serval?
- Serval is pronounced /ˈsɜːvəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of serval?
- The plural of serval is servals.
Words near serval in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: serval (page history and authors); serval (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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