cangur

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English kangaroo from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəŋˈɡur]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaŋˈɡur]
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Noun

cangur m (plural cangurs)

kangaroo
Synonym: cangurú

Derived terms

cangur arborícola

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

cangur

Etymology

Borrowed from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaŋɡur/

Noun

cangur m (plural canguri)

kangaroo

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)

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