"serval" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɜːvəl/ [UK], /ˈsɝvəl/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-serval.wav [Southern-England] Forms: servals [plural]
enPR: sûrʹvəl [US] Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vəl Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|serval}} French serval, {{der|en|pt|(lobo) cerval||Iberian lynx}} Portuguese (lobo) cerval (“Iberian lynx”), {{der|en|la|lupus cervārius|lit=stag wolf}} Latin lupus cervārius (literally “stag wolf”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} serval (plural servals)
  1. A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval. Derived forms: caraval, servaline, servical Translations (medium-sized African wild cat): tierboskat (Afrikaans), አነር (ʾänär) [masculine] (Amharic), بَج (baj) (Arabic), 藪貓 /薮猫 (sau² maau¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 藪貓 /薮猫 (sǒumāo) (Chinese Mandarin), serval [masculine] (Czech), sulipiɛlli (Dagbani), serval [masculine] (Dutch), woestijnlynx [masculine] (Dutch), jakumawara (Dyula), servalo (Esperanto), saasaa (Farefare), servaali (Finnish), serval [masculine] (French), serval [masculine] (Galician), სერვალი (servali) (Georgian), Serval [masculine] (German), szervál (Hungarian), gresjuköttur [masculine] (Icelandic), servalo (Ido), seirbheal [masculine] (Irish), gattopardo [masculine] (Italian), servalo (Italian), サーバル (sābaru) (Japanese), ɗakli (Karang), ŋwarɩm (Kasem), kĩrũũmi [class-7] (Kikuyu), 서벌 (seobeol) (Korean), eseperua [feminine] (Maasai), serval (Malay), sulfu (Moore), ámíl (Musgu), yuŋgwɛɛga (Nawdm), serwal [animate, masculine] (Polish), serval [masculine] (Portuguese), merian (Pévé), serval [masculine] (Romanian), серва́л (servál) [masculine] (Russian), sèrvāl [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), wanjalanŋe (Soninke), dhok (Southwestern Dinka), serval [masculine] (Spanish), mondo (Swahili), mondo [class-10, class-9] (Swahili), indloti (Swazi), serval [common-gender] (Swedish), జంగుపిల్లి (jaṅgupilli) (Telugu), serval (Turkish), indlozi [class-10, class-9] (Zulu)
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Inflected forms

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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
          "word": "სერვალი"
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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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          "word": "gattopardo"
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          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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          "roman": "jaṅgupilli",
          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
          "word": "జంగుపిల్లి"
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          "word": "serval"
        },
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          "code": "zu",
          "lang": "Zulu",
          "lang_code": "zu",
          "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
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            "class-9"
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        }
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɝvəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    }
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}
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      "word": "caraval"
    },
    {
      "word": "servaline"
    },
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    }
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        "4": "",
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        "Terms with Amharic translations",
        "Terms with Arabic translations",
        "Terms with Cantonese translations",
        "Terms with Czech translations",
        "Terms with Dagbani translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Dyula translations",
        "Terms with Esperanto translations",
        "Terms with Farefare translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Galician translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
        "Terms with Icelandic translations",
        "Terms with Ido translations",
        "Terms with Irish translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Karang translations",
        "Terms with Kasem translations",
        "Terms with Kikuyu translations",
        "Terms with Korean translations",
        "Terms with Maasai translations",
        "Terms with Malay translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Moore translations",
        "Terms with Musgu translations",
        "Terms with Nawdm translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Pévé translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations",
        "Terms with Soninke translations",
        "Terms with Southwestern Dinka translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swahili translations",
        "Terms with Swazi translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Telugu translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Zulu translations",
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        "A medium-sized African wild cat, Leptailurus serval, formerly Felis serval."
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          "African"
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          "wild cat",
          "wild cat"
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          "Leptailurus serval",
          "Leptailurus serval#Translingual"
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          "Felis serval",
          "Felis serval#Translingual"
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      "enpr": "sûrʹvəl",
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        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɝvəl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "tierboskat"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "lang_code": "am",
      "roman": "ʾänär",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "አነር"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "lang_code": "ar",
      "roman": "baj",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "بَج"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "sau² maau¹",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "藪貓 /薮猫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "sǒumāo",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "藪貓 /薮猫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "dag",
      "lang": "Dagbani",
      "lang_code": "dag",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "sulipiɛlli"
    },
    {
      "code": "dik",
      "lang": "Southwestern Dinka",
      "lang_code": "dik",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "dhok"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "woestijnlynx"
    },
    {
      "code": "dyu",
      "lang": "Dyula",
      "lang_code": "dyu",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "jakumawara"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "servalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gur",
      "lang": "Farefare",
      "lang_code": "gur",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "saasaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "servaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "lang_code": "ka",
      "roman": "servali",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "სერვალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "szervál"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "lang_code": "is",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gresjuköttur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "lang_code": "io",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "servalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "seirbheal"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gattopardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "servalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "sābaru",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "サーバル"
    },
    {
      "code": "kzr",
      "lang": "Karang",
      "lang_code": "kzr",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "ɗakli"
    },
    {
      "code": "xsm",
      "lang": "Kasem",
      "lang_code": "xsm",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "ŋwarɩm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ki",
      "lang": "Kikuyu",
      "lang_code": "ki",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩrũũmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "seobeol",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "서벌"
    },
    {
      "code": "mas",
      "lang": "Maasai",
      "lang_code": "mas",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eseperua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "mos",
      "lang": "Moore",
      "lang_code": "mos",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "sulfu"
    },
    {
      "code": "mug",
      "lang": "Musgu",
      "lang_code": "mug",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "ámíl"
    },
    {
      "code": "nmz",
      "lang": "Nawdm",
      "lang_code": "nmz",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "yuŋgwɛɛga"
    },
    {
      "code": "lme",
      "lang": "Pévé",
      "lang_code": "lme",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "merian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "animate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serwal"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "servál",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "серва́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sèrvāl"
    },
    {
      "code": "snk",
      "lang": "Soninke",
      "lang_code": "snk",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "wanjalanŋe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "mondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "lang_code": "sw",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "mondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ss",
      "lang": "Swazi",
      "lang_code": "ss",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "indloti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "jaṅgupilli",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "జంగుపిల్లి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "word": "serval"
    },
    {
      "code": "zu",
      "lang": "Zulu",
      "lang_code": "zu",
      "sense": "medium-sized African wild cat",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "indlozi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serval"
}

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