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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesヒョウ
Native Script:豹
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyou
"ヒョウは夜行性のハンターです。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, solitary cat of the forests and open country of Africa and Asia, having a yellowish-brown coat with black spots.
"The leopard silently stalked its prey through the dense foliage." - 2
A yellowish-brown color characteristic of a leopard's coat.
"She wore a stylish coat with a bold leopard print."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'leopardus', which comes from the ancient Greek 'leopardos', a compound of 'leōn' (lion) and 'pardos' (male panther). Historically, the ancients mistakenly believed the animal to be a hybrid between a lion and a pard.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leopard" is said worldwide
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léopard
Transliteration: leopar
"Le léopard est connu pour sa vitesse et son agilité."
Leopard
Transliteration: leopaʁt
"Der Leopard ist ein geschickter Kletterer."
leopardo
Transliteration: leopardo
"Il leopardo vive principalmente in Africa e in Asia."
leopardo
Transliteration: leopardo
"El leopardo descansaba sobre la rama de un árbol."
leopardo
Transliteration: leopardo
"O leopardo é um animal extremamente ágil."
तेंदुआ
Transliteration: tendua
"जंगल में एक तेंदुआ घूम रहा था।"
豹
Transliteration: bào
"豹子奔跑的速度非常快。"
표범
Transliteration: pyobom
"표범은 나무 타기에 능숙합니다."
ヒョウ
Transliteration: hyou
Script: 豹
"ヒョウは夜行性のハンターです。"
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