pangolin

See also: pangolín

English
A pangolin raids a termite cathedral mound for a meal
A tree pangolin

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pengguling, from peng- (“denominative prefix”) +‎ guling (“to roll”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpæŋɡəlɪn/, /pæŋˈɡoʊlɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Noun

pangolin (plural pangolins)

  1. The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis.
    Synonyms: trenggiling, scaly anteater
    • 2022, Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Sort Of Books, page 302:
      Like many Sri Lankans, pangolins have big tongues, thick hides and small brains. They pick on ants, rats and anything smaller than them. They hide in terror when faced with bullies and get up to mischief when the lights are out. They are hundreds of thousands of years old and are plodding towards extinction.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay pengguling.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.ɡɔ.lɛ̃/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Switzerland)(file)

Noun

pangolin m (plural pangolins)

  1. pangolin

Descendants
  • → Romanian: pangolin

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pangolin.

Noun

pangolin m (plural pangolini)

  1. pangolin

Declension
Declension of pangolin
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pangolin pangolinul (niște) pangolini pangolinii
genitive/dative (unui) pangolin pangolinului (unor) pangolini pangolinilor
vocative pangolinule pangolinilor
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