English
wikipedia
Pronunciation
audio|En-us-jungle.ogg|audio (US)
IPA|/�ʤ��l/
SAMPA|/'dZVNl/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ɡ�l|-��ɡ�l
Etymology
1776. Via Hindustani ���ल / URchar|ج�گ� (jangal), ultimately from Sanskrit jangala, desert region. Compare Persian fa-Arab|ج�گ� (jangal).
Noun
en-noun
- A large, undeveloped, humid forest that is home to many wild plants and animals.
- colloquial Any place where people behave ruthlessly and as if they are fighting for their lives.
#:It�s a jungle out there.
- A style of electronic music.
Derived terms
concrete jungle
it's a jungle out there
jungle bunny
jungle warfare
law of the jungle
Translations
trans-top|large, undeveloped, humid forest
Bosnian: džungla f
Croatian: džungla f
Czech: džungle f
Danish: jungle c
Dutch: oerwoud
Esperanto: �angalo
Finnish: viidakko, sademetsä
French: jungle f
German: Dschungel m
Hindi: ���ल (jangal) m
Italian: giungla f
Japanese: �� (����, mitsurin), ����� (jyanguru)
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Marathi: ���ल (jangal)
Nepali: ����ल (ja.ngal)
Norfuk: stik
Polish: dżungla
Portuguese: selva, floresta
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��нгла f
:Roman: džungla f
Spanish: selva f, jungla f
Telugu: �డవి (aDavi)
Urdu: URchar|ج�گ� (jangal) m
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trans-top|colloquial: place where people behave ruthlessly
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Portuguese: selva f
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trans-top|style of electronic music
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See also
rainforest
w:jungle|Wikipedia article on jungles (the forests)
w:jungle_(music)|Wikipedia article on jungle (the music)
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