Saluki

See also: saluki

English

Saluki

Etymology

Likely derived from Ancient Greek Σελεύκεια (Seleúkeia), the name of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈɫuki/

Noun

Saluki (plural Salukis)

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: سلوقي‎ m (salwqy)
Esperanto: persa leporhundo
French: lévrier persan (fr) m
German: Saluki m
Hebrew: סלוקי‎ (salwqy)
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

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