gorilla

== English == === Alternative forms === golira (internet slang, humorous) === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “Gorillai (a tribe of hairy women)”), described by Hanno the Navigator, a Carthaginian navigator and possible visitor to the area that later became Sierra Leone; the Greek word is likely from Punic, and ultimately from an African language. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/, (dated) /ɡɒˈɹɪl.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ɡəˈɹɪl.ə/ (North India) IPA(key): /ˈɡər.ɪ.la/, /ɡəˈrɪl.la/, /ˈɡo.rɪ.la/, /ɡoˈrɪl.la/ (South India) IPA(key): /ˈɡɵr.ɪ.la/, /ɡɵˈrɪl.la/ Rhymes: -ɪlə Homophone: guerrilla === Noun === gorilla (plural gorillas) An ape of the genus Gorilla; endemic to the forests of Central Africa and typified by superlative physical size and strength in relation to other primates. A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian. (informal) A powerful person or organization; a heavyweight or behemoth. (slang, UK, Australia) 1000 pounds sterling or dollar. Coordinate term: monkey ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Godzilla Gorillai ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: gorilla → Georgian: გორილა (gorila) → Japanese: ゴリラ (gorira) → Korean: 고릴라 (gorilla) → Thai: กอริลลา (gɔɔ-rin-lâa) ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “gorilla n.3 (£1000)”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch gorilla or English gorilla. === Noun === gorilla (plural gorillas, diminutive gorillatjie) gorilla, primate of the genus Gorilla. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from translingual Gorilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɣoːˈrɪ.laː/ Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la Rhymes: -ɪlaː === Noun === gorilla m (plural gorilla's, diminutive gorillaatje n) gorilla, primate of the genus Gorilla ==== Derived terms ==== berggorilla laaglandgorilla == Finnish == === Etymology === From English gorilla, from Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈɡo̞rilːɑ̝] Rhymes: -orilːɑ Syllabification(key): go‧ril‧la Hyphenation(key): go‧ril‧la === Noun === gorilla gorilla ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “gorilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡorilːɒ] Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la Rhymes: -lɒ === Noun === gorilla (plural gorillák) gorilla (figuratively) gorilla, muscleman, henchman ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === gorilla in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Ingrian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian горилла (gorilla). === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈɡo̞riˑɫː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɡorilːɑ/, [ˈko̞riˑɫːɑ] Rhymes: -orilː, -orilːɑ Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la === Noun === gorilla gorilla ==== Declension ==== == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡoˈril.la/ Rhymes: -illa Hyphenation: go‧rìl‧la === Noun === gorilla m (invariable) gorilla (derogatory) bodyguard === Anagrams === Gallori == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”). === Noun === gorilla m (definite singular gorillaen, indefinite plural gorillaer, definite plural gorillaene) a gorilla === References === “gorilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Γόριλλαι (Górillai, “a tribe of hairy women”). === Noun === gorilla m (definite singular gorillaen, indefinite plural gorillaer or gorillaar, definite plural gorillaene or gorillaane) a gorilla === References === “gorilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Noun === gorilla c gorilla ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== orangutang schimpans === References === “gorilla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “gorilla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “gorilla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == West Frisian == === Etymology === From Dutch gorilla. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡoˈrɪ.la/ Rhymes: -ɪla Hyphenation: go‧ril‧la === Noun === gorilla c (plural gorilla's) gorilla bodyguard (member of a personal bodyguard) Synonym: liifwacht === References === “gorilla” at Frysker