kangaroo
English
/kaŋ.ɡə.ˈɹuː/
noun
Definitions
- A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.
- (Canada) A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.
Etymology
Borrowed from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (eastern grey kangaroo).
Origin
Guugu Yimidhirr
gangurru
Gloss
eastern grey kangaroo
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kangarooburger English
- kangaroolike English
- kangooroo English
- kanguroo English
- Känguru German
- canguro Italian
- kangoeroe Dutch, Flemish
- reuzenkangoeroe Dutch, Flemish
- kangourou French
- кенгуру Russian
- кенгуру́ Russian
- кенгурёнок Russian
- canguro Spanish, Castilian
- kenguru Norwegian Bokmål
- カンガルー Japanese
- 木登カンガルー Japanese
- kenguru Norwegian Nynorsk
- cangarú Irish
- kænguru Danish
- kengur Serbo-Croatian
- cangur Catalan, Valencian
- կենգուրու Armenian
- cangur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- kanguru Indonesian
- cangarŵ Welsh
- kanguru Turkish
- cangaru Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- kengura Faroese
- kangaroo Manx
- kangarou Norman
- căng-gu-ru Vietnamese
- кенгуру Bulgarian
- кенгуру Kazakh
- কেংগেৰু Assamese
- kangaruu Swahili
- កង់ហ្គូរូ Central Khmer
- kenguru Veps
- kangarū Maori
- kanguru Mauritian Creole
- canguro Tetelcingo Nahuatl
- kangourou Seychellois Creole
- gangurru Guugu Yimidhirr