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jackal meaning in Sinhala

හිවලා hiwalā

/ˈd͡ʒækəl/

jackal in Sinhala: හිවලා (hiwalā). 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.

Sinhala words for jackal

jackal
හිවලා hiwalā

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of jackal in Sinhala?
Jackal in Sinhala is හිවලා (hiwalā).
jackal යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Jackal: හිවලා (hiwalā).
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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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “jackal”: හිවලා. 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 Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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