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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesselva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: selva
"Muchas especies viven en la selva tropical."
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An area of land overgrown with dense forest and tangled vegetation, typically found in tropical climates.
"The explorers hacked their way through the thick jungle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 18th century (originally denoting rough, overgrown land): from Urdu jangal and Persian jangal 'forest, wasteland', from Sanskrit jāṅgala 'arid, rough'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "jungle" is said worldwide
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jungle
Transliteration: jungle
"Les tigres vivent dans la jungle."
Dschungel
Transliteration: Dschungel
"Der Dschungel ist voller gefährlicher Tiere."
giungla
Transliteration: giungla
"La giungla è molto umida e verde."
selva
Transliteration: selva
"Muchas especies viven en la selva tropical."
selva
Transliteration: selva
"A selva amazônica é a maior do mundo."
जंगल
Transliteration: jungal
"शेर जंगल का राजा है।"
丛林
Transliteration: cónglín
"探险家们穿过了茂密的丛林。"
정글
Transliteration: jeong-geul
"정글에는 다양한 동물이 살고 있습니다."
ジャングル
Transliteration: janguru
"彼はジャングルの中で道に迷った。"
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