gergedan

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish کركدن (kergeden), from Classical Persian کَرْگَدَن (kargadan, “Indian rhinoceros”), from Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “female rhinoceros”), the feminine form of खड्ग (khaḍga, “horn, sword”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟeɾ.ɟeˈdan/ Hyphenation: ger‧ge‧dan === Noun === gergedan (definite accusative gergedanı, plural gergedanlar) rhinoceros, any large herbivorous ungulate with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on its snout ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gergedan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “gergedan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gergedan”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1688 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “gergedan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük