cangur
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cangur
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from English kangaroo from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cangur m (plural cangurs)
Derived terms
Noun
cangur m or f by sense (plural cangurs)
- babysitter
- Synonym: mainader
Further reading
- “cangur” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cangur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cangur” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cangur” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
Noun
cangur m (plural canguri)
Declension
Declension of cangur
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) cangur | cangurul | (niște) canguri | cangurii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) cangur | cangurului | (unor) canguri | cangurilor |
| vocative | cangurule | cangurilor | ||
Further reading
- cangur in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)