# кенгуру
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру́ (kengurú), from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɛŋɡoro]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

ке́нгуру • (kénguru) n
* kangaroo

#### Declension

$^1$Colloquial.

## Kazakh
### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру́ (kengurú), from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

### Noun

кенгуру • (keñuru)
* kangaroo

#### Declension
## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English kangaroo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʲɪnɡʊˈru]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кенгуру́ • (kengurú) m anim (indeclinable)
* kangaroo (a member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia)

#### Related terms

* кенгурёнок (kengurjónok)
* кенгуриный (kengurinyj)
* кенгуровый (kengurovyj)
* кенгурушка (kenguruška)

#### Descendants

* → Armenian: կենգուրու (kenguru)
* → Bulgarian: ке́нгуру (kénguru)
* → Kazakh: кенгуру (keñuru)
* → Kildin Sami: кэнгуру (kenguru)
* → Livvi: kenguru
* → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: кенгуру
    Latin script: kenguru
* → Veps: kenguru

### References

* ↑ Shansky, N. M., editor (1982), “кенгуру”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 2, number 8 (К), Moscow: Moscow University Press, page 120
   * кенгуру in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

## Serbo-Croatian

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### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру (kenguru, “kangaroo”).

### Noun

кенгуру ? (Latin spelling kenguru)
* (Serbia, Montenegro) kangaroo

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English kangaroo (possibly via French kangourou), from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kenɦʊˈru]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

кенгуру́ • (kenhurú) m animal (indeclinable, relational adjective кенгуро́вий)
* kangaroo (a member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia)

#### Derived terms

* кенгуреня́ n (kenhurenjá)

### References

* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1985), “кенгуру”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 2 (Д – Копці), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 423
   * Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2016), “кенгуру”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 7 (кварта́л – кя́хтинський), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кенгуру”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “кенгуру”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “кенгуру”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “кенгуру”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “кенгуру”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “кенгуру”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)