Saluki

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Saluki

Etymology

From Arabic سَلُوقِيّ (salūqiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈɫuki/

Noun

Saluki (plural Salukis)

1. (cynology) An ancient sighthound breed of dog with a silky coat originating in the Middle East, once sacred to the Egyptians.

   Synonyms: Gazelle Hound, Persian Greyhound, Royal Dog of Egypt

Translations

Saluki breed of dog

Arabic: سَلُوقِيّ m (salūqiyy) Gulf Arabic: سلق m (salag) Hijazi Arabic: سُلُوقي m (sulūgi) Esperanto: persa leporhundo Finnish: saluki (fi), persianvinttikoira French: sloughi (fr) m, lévrier persan (fr) m German: Saluki m Hebrew: סלוקי Hungarian: perzsa agár Italian: levriero persiano m Japanese: サルーキ (sarūki) Korean: 살루키 (salluki) Lithuanian: saliukis m Malay: Saluki Portuguese: saluki m Russian: салюки (saljuki), персидская борза́я f (persidskaja borzája) Slovene: saluki, perzijski hrt m Spanish: Saluki m, perro real de Egipto m