fennec

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English

Etymology

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    Proto-Mongolic *hüne-

    Proto-Mongolic *-gan


    Proto-Mongolic *hünegen

    der.

    Persian فنک

    bor.

    Arabic فَنَك (fanak)

    der.

    French fennec

    bor.

    English fennec

    Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    fennec (plural fennecs)

    1. A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.

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    French

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /fɛ.nɛk/, /fe.nɛk/
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      Noun

      fennec m (plural fennecs)

      1. fennec

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      Italian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from French fennec, from Arabic فَنَك (fanak).

      Noun

      fennec m (invariable)

      1. fennec
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