Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "sengi" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SENGI

sengi  [ˈseŋɡɪ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENGI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sengi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENGI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sengi

Elephant shrew

Elephant shrews, or jumping shrews, are small insectivorous mammals native to Africa, belonging to the family Macroscelididae, in the order Macroscelidea, whose traditional common English name comes from a fancied resemblance between their long noses and the trunk of an elephant, and an assumed relationship with the shrews in the order Insectivora. It has become plain that the elephant shrews are not to be classified with the superficially similar true shrews, but are in fact more closely related to elephants and their kin within the newly recognized Afrotheria; the biologist Jonathan Kingdon has proposed they instead be called sengis, a term derived from the Bantu languages of Africa. They are widely distributed across the southern part of Africa, and although common nowhere, can be found in almost any type of habitat, from the Namib Desert to boulder-strewn outcrops in South Africa to thick forest. One species, the North African elephant shrew, remains in the semiarid, mountainous country in the far northwest of the continent.

Definition of sengi in the English dictionary

The definition of sengi in the dictionary is an alternative name for the elephant shrew.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENGI


appleringie
ˌæpəlˈrɪŋɡɪ
binghi
ˈbɪŋɡɪ
collieshangie
ˌkɒlɪˈʃæŋɡɪ
cumbungi
kʌmˈbʌŋɡɪ
dengue
ˈdɛŋɡɪ
dingey
ˈdɪŋɡɪ
Mesolonghi
ˌmɛsəˈlɔːŋɡɪ
Missolonghi
ˌmɪsəˈlɒŋɡɪ
sarangi
sɑːˈrʌŋɡɪ
tangie
ˈtæŋɡɪ
Ubangi
juːˈbæŋɡɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENGI

senega snakeroot
Senegal
Senegalese
Senegambia
Senegambia Confederation
senescence
senescent
seneschal
seneschalship
Senghor
sengreen
senhor
senhora
senhorita
senile
senile dementia
senilely
senility
senior
senior aircraftman

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENGI

bostangi
fungi
hangi
hongi
lungi
mingimingi
porangi
putangitangi
rangi
shilingi
tangi
Treaty of Waitangi
wongi

Synonyms and antonyms of sengi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sengi» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SENGI

Find out the translation of sengi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sengi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sengi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sengi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sengi
570 millions of speakers

English

sengi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sengi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sengi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sengi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sengi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sengi
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sengi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sengi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sengi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sengi
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sengi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sengi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sengi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sengi
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेन्गी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sengi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sengi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sengi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sengi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sengi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sengi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sengi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sengi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sengi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sengi

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENGI»

The term «sengi» is regularly used and occupies the 105.188 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
51
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «sengi» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of sengi
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «sengi».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENGI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sengi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sengi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sengi

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENGI»

Discover the use of sengi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sengi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mammals of Africa
... 4 M. Perrin & G. B. Rathbun Elephantulus bIGChyIh/VHCIIUS Shortsnouted Sengi (Short4 snouted Elephant-shrew) — M. Perrin Elephantulus edwardi'i Cape Sengi (Cape Elephant-shrew) — M. Perrin 8t G. B. Rathbun Elephantulusfuscipes ...
Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, 2013
2
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... Cape Sengi; Cape Elephant Shrew; Cape Rock Elephant Shrew d Kap- Rüsselspringer Elephantulus fuscipes Macroscelidea - Macroscelididae e Uganda Elephant Shrew; Duskyfooted Elephant Shrew; Duskyfooted Sengi d Schwarzfüßige ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
3
One Thousand One Papua New Guinean Nights: Tales from ...
Their names were Wama and Sengi. Wama was the elder and Sengi was the younger. Their father and mother had died when they were still little. However they lived in a small village called Anumbo Sahi Wia [Abauia]. They looked very nice, ...
Thomas H. Slone, 2001
4
Animals of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Rufous Sengi Elephantulus rufescens Swa: Ngombo Panya or Isanji Maa: Enderoni Also known as Rufous Elephant-shrew Size: HBT 40cm/16"; SH 10 cm / 4" The sengi acquired its alternative name of elephant-shrew on account of its ...
Adam Scott Kennedy, Vicki Kennedy, 2014
5
Ecological Assessment of the Sengi in North-Coastal Forests ...
An observation from the indigenous people showed lack of knowledge on endemic species within their area and this is one main factor why destruction of the forests was still a problem.
Grace Ngaruiya, 2011
6
Mister Sengi's Very Big Friend
This companion volume to David du Plessis' earlier Mister King's Incredible Journey will enchant children with its delightful illustrations.
Charles de Villiers, 2013
7
Library of Congress Subject Headings
UF Sengi Yashikida Iseki (Kanazawa-shi, Japan) BT Japan—Antiquities Sengima language USE Zeme language Sengis USE Elephant shrews Senglaub family (Not Subd Geog) Sengoi language USE Semai language Sengoku kassen zu ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2006
8
The Gates of Power: Monks, Courtiers, and Warriors in ...
Interestingly, a picture depicting an identical meeting at Onjqji — known there as the son 'in ego sengi (Composite Meeting of the Three Cloisters) — with hooded monks in white robes seated in a circle, shows no signs of armed participants ...
Mikael S. Adolphson, 2000
9
The Biology of Small Mammals
One of the few socially monogamous mammals is the sengi, or elephant shrew, an inhabitant of deserts, brushlands, and forests of Africa. (A) An adult rufous sengi (Elephantulus rufescens). Note the long proboscis, enlarged hind limbs, and ...
Joseph F. Merritt, 2010
10
The Real Economy of Zaire: The Contribution of Smuggling & ...
Source: CAK-Butuhe, Butembo. 7. I have described their organization in 1980 ( Vwakyanakazi 1982: 332-35); it continued the same in 1987. 8. All these measures are in terms of weight. Likuta (pl. makuta) and sengi are small coins. The weight ...
Janet MacGaffey, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENGI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sengi is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Elephant shrew and sea slugs among 221 new species of animal …
The new species of round-eared sengi, was found in the remote deserts of Namibia, in south western Africa. It is the smallest known member of the 19 sengis ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
2
221 new species described by the California Academy of Sciences …
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences discovered a new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, in the remote deserts of southwestern ... «Phys.Org, Dec 14»
3
Kijktip: bekijk de wereld door de ogen van kleine dieren …
De Piep-redactie zat bij de eerste aflevering aan de buis gekluisterd, toen de belevenissen van een sengi (slurfhondje) en een sprinkhaanmuis prachtig in beeld ... «PiepVandaag.nl, Oct 14»
4
Elephant shrews are, oddly, related to actual elephants
Smaller sengi species spend a lot of time clearing twigs or other high hurdles off the potentially lifesaving speedways. (This video of the Rufous elephant shrew ... «Science News, Jul 14»
5
Fare gibi ama file benziyor!
Bu küçük yaratık, 9 cm'lik boyu ile sengi ailesinin şu anda bilinen en küçük üyesi. Daha ilginci ise, boyutlarına rağmen, bu yaratık fillere, denizayılarına ve ... «Chip Online, Jul 14»
6
Voici le sengi à oreilles rondes, une nouvelle espèce de …
Il s'agit d'une nouvelle espèce de musaraigne-éléphant, aussi appelé sengi, qui avait jusqu'ici totalement échappé à l'oeil de la communauté scientifique. «planet.fr, Jul 14»
7
Hallan nueva especie de mamífero con trompa
Es la más pequeña de todas las musarañas elefante o sengis. El animal es la tercera nueva especie de sengi descubierta en una década. Tiene piel de color ... «Los Tiempos, Jul 14»
8
Super cute, but tiny, elephant-relative discovered in Namibia
This superorder of mammals contains a motley crew that at first glance seems to have nothing in common: from elephants to rodent-sized sengi. Last week ... «Mongabay.com, Jun 14»
9
Ecco il toporagno elefante più piccolo del mondo [FOTOGALLERY]
Scienziati della California Academy of Sciences e namibiani hanno scoperto una nuova specie di toporagno elefante , o sengi, nel deserto della Namibia. «Greenreport: economia ecologica e sviluppo sostenibile, Jun 14»
10
New sengi species is related to an elephant, but small as a mouse
It may look like a mouse, but it's actually related to an elephant. Meet the adorable Etendeka round-eared sengi, a newly discovered species of "elephant shrew" ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sengi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sengi>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z