Senegal

Sénégal English thumb|right|Senegal Etymology Probably from a en pt - transliteration of the name of the Sanhaja Zenaga (possibly from en ar زنجي Zanj, Negro, from en fa زَنگ Land of the Blacks Etymology 3. Or a combination of the supreme deity in Serer religion (Rog Sene) and o gal meaning body of water in the en srr - language. Pronunciation en /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɔːl/ /ˌsɛn.ɪˈɡɑːl/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Senegal.wav UK en En-us-Senegal.ogg US en ɔːl ɑːl 3 Proper noun en Q3569en river on the border between c/Senegal,Mauritania in r/West Africa. en Q1041en country r/West Africa Republic of Senegal. Hypernyms en Subsahara Hyponyms en Casamance Derived terms en senegalite Senegambia Senegal hartebeest Senegal dove Senegalese Senegal jack Translations Q1041 Republic of Senegal Amharic: am ሴኔጋል Arabic: ar السِّنْغَال f Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܣܸܢܓܵܠ f Armenian: hy Սենեգալ Asturian: ast Senegal Balinese: ban Senegal Belarusian: be Сенега́л m Bengali: bn সেনেগাল Betawi: bew Sénégal Bhojpuri: bho सेनेगल senegal Breton: br Senegal Bulgarian: bg Сенега́л m Burmese: my ဆီနီဂေါ Catalan: ca Senegal m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 塞內加爾 coi3 noi6 gaa1 ji5 Mandarin: cmn 塞內加爾 Sàinèijiā'ěr Corsican: co Senegallu m Czech: cs Senegal m Danish: da Senegal Dhivehi: dv ސެނެގާލް Dutch: nl Senegal n Esperanto: eo Senegalo, eo Senegalio Estonian: et Senegal Farefare: gur Senegal Finnish: fi Senegal French: fr Sénégal m Frisian: West Frisian: fy Sênegâl Georgian: ka სენეგალი German: de Senegal Greek: el Σενεγάλη f Hausa: ha Sinigal, ha Senegal Hebrew: he סנגל senegal Hindi: hi सेनेगल Hungarian: hu Szenegál Indonesian: id Senegal Interlingua: ia Senegal Irish: ga Seineagáil f An tSeineagáil Italian: it Senegal m Japanese: ja セネガル Senegaru Javanese: jv Sénégal Kalenjin: kln Senegol Kamba: kam Senegol Khmer: km សេណេហ្គាល់ Kikuyu: ki Senegol Korean: ko ^세네갈 Latvian: lv Senegāla f Lithuanian: lt Senegalas m Luhya: luy Senegol Luo: luo Senegol Macedonian: mk Сенегал m Maltese: is-mt Senegal m Manipuri: mni ꯁꯦꯅꯦꯒꯜ senegal Bishnupriya Manipuri: bpy সেনেগাল senegaal Māori: mi Henekara Meru: mer Senegol Norman: nrf Sénégal m Norwegian: no Senegal Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Сенеґал m Persian: fa سنگال senegâl Polish: pl Senegal Portuguese: pt Senegal Pulaar: Adlam: ff 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 Latin: ff Senegaali Romanian: ro Senegal n Russian: ru Сенега́л m Sanskrit: sa सेनेगल Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Сенегал m Latin: sh Senegal m Sicilian: scn Senegallu m Sinhalese: si සෙනගල් Slovak: sk Senegal m Slovene: sl Senegal m Sorbian: Upper Sorbian: hsb Senegal m Spanish: es Senegal Sundanese: su Sénégal Swahili: sw Senegali Swedish: sv Senegal Tagalog: tl Senegal Tatar: tt Senegal Thai: th เซเนกัล Turkish: tr Senegal Ukrainian: uk Сенега́л m Urdu: ur سینیگال m senegal Vietnamese: vi Xê-nê-gan Welsh: cy Senegal f Wolof: wo Senegaal Yoruba: yo Sẹ̀nẹ̀gà See also Countries of the world Anagrams en aeeglns Angeles Leganés Neagles Selenga Afrikaans af: Pronunciation af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Senegal.wav Proper noun af proper noun af Senegal Q1041 Catalan Pronunciation ca LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Senegal.wav Valencia Proper noun m ca Senegal Q1041 Derived terms ca senegalès Central Nahuatl Proper noun nhn proper noun nhn Senegal Q1041 Czech cs: Pronunciation Proper noun m-in senegalský Senegalec cs Senegal Q1041 Declension m.sg Further reading Danish da: Proper noun da proper noun da Senegal Q1041 Derived terms da senegaleser da senegalesisk Finnish fi: Etymology From fi pt Senegal. Pronunciation Proper noun fi Senegal Q1041 Declension sg Senegal a 0 Derived terms fi senegalilainen fi compounds senegalingundi Gagauz gag: Proper noun gag proper noun gag Senegal Q1041 German de: Pronunciation de /ˈzɛneɡal/ /ˈzeː-/ de De-Senegal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,-:s.article toponym de Senegal Q1041 Declension m,-:s.sg.article toponym Derived terms de Senegaler de Senegalese de senegalesisch See also Proper noun m.article de Senegal Q3569 Indonesian id: Etymology id Pronunciation Sé.né.gal Proper noun id Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Noun a Senegalese Adjective Senegalese See also Further reading Italian it: Pronunciation Sènegal,#Senegàl<r:DiPI> Proper noun m it Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Related terms it senegalese References Anagrams it aeeglns segnale Maltese mt: Proper noun proper noun m Is-Senegal mt Senegal Q1041 mt:Repubblika tas-Senegal See also Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Senegal. thumb|Senegal in Africa. thumb|A baobab tree south of Kaolack, Senegal. Etymology nb, ultimately from the name of the Senegal River; compare French fr Sénégal. The country takes its name from the river. The origin of the river name is uncertain. One common explanation connects it with Azenegue, a Portuguese name for the Zenaga or Sanhaja, a Berber group that lived north of the river. Fifteenth-century Portuguese accounts record related ethnonym forms such as Azanaghi, Azenegues, Cenegii and Azaneguys; modern Zenaga speakers call themselves Iznāgen. The deeper origin of the ethnonym and the exact development from it to the river name remain uncertain. A popular folk etymology instead connects the name with Wolof sunu gaal (“our boat”). Store norske leksikon describes this explanation as a popular myth rather than an established etymology. Parallel international forms include nn Senegal, da Senegal, sv Senegal, de Senegal, fr Sénégal and en Senegal. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈseː.ne.ɡal/ [ˈsèː.ne.ɡal] country nb /se.neˈɡɑːl/ [se.neˈɡɑːl] river nb eːneɡal 3 country nb ɑːl 3 river nb Se ne gal Proper noun nb proper noun Senegal; nb country r/West Africa cont/Africa Senegal, on the Atlantic Ocean, with Dakar as its capital. nb Gambia er nesten helt omsluttet av Senegal. The Gambia is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal. nb 25 June 2026 Nils Petter Thuesen and Vegard Vibe Senegal Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Senegal Senegal er et land i Vest-Afrika som grenser til Atlanterhavet i vest, Mauritania i nord, Mali i øst, Guinea i sørøst og Guinea-Bissau i sørvest. Senegal is a country in West Africa bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. https://web.archive.org/web/20261011060323/https://snl.no/Senegal 11 October 2026 Senegal; nb river c/Guinea,Mali,Mauritania,Senegal cont:also/Africa, forming part of the border between Senegal and Mauritania and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Saint-Louis. nb Ved Saint-Louis munner Senegal ut i Atlanterhavet. At Saint-Louis, the Senegal empties into the Atlantic Ocean. nb 21 February 2025 Svein Askheim Senegal Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Senegal_-_elv Senegal er en elv i Vest-Afrika, 1050 kilometer lang. The Senegal is a river in West Africa, 1,050 kilometres long. https://web.archive.org/web/20261006200808/https://snl.no/Senegal_-_elv 6 October 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name of the country is Republikken Senegal (“the Republic of Senegal”). The river is also called Senegalelva and Senegalelven in Norwegian. Derived terms nb senegaleser a Senegalese nb senegalesisk Senegalese Related terms nb Senegambia Senegambia See also References “Senegal” in Store norske leksikon. “Senegal – elv” in Store norske leksikon. “Land Norge har diplomatiske forbindelser med”, Utenriksdepartementet. Thomas Whitcomb (1975), “New Evidence On The Origins Of The Kunta—I”, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 38(1), pages 103–123. Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+elva Proper noun nn proper noun nn Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Related terms nn senegalesar nn senegalesisk Polish Pronunciation Pl-Senegal.ogg Proper noun m-in senegalski pl Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Declension <m.inan.sg> Derived terms pl nouns Senegalczyk Senegalka See also Further reading Portuguese Pronunciation pt Se ne gal Proper noun m pt Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Derived terms pt senegalês Serbo-Croatian Pronunciation sh /sêneɡaːl/ sh Se ne gal Proper noun Sȅnegāl m-in sh Senegal Q1041,Q3569 Declension Senegal Senegala Senegalu Senegal Senegale Senegalu Senegalom Slovene sl: Pronunciation Sénegal Proper noun Sénegal m-in sl Senegal Q1041 Declension Sénegal sg Related terms sl Sénegalec / sl Sénegalka sl sénegalski References Spanish es: Pronunciation +<audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-Rodelar-Senegal.wav<a:Spain>> Proper noun m es Senegal Q1041 Usage notes The definite article is used when referring to Senegal in Spanish (i.e. el Senegal). However, occasionally, you may see the definite article omitted in colloquial use. Derived terms es senegalés Swahili sw: Pronunciation sw Sw-ke-Senegal.flac Kenya Proper noun sw proper noun sw Senegal Q1041 See also Swedish sv: Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Senegal.wav Proper noun sv Senegal Q1041 Related terms sv senegales sv senegalesisk sv senegalesiska See also References saol Svensk MeSH Tagalog Etymology tl :bor es:Senegal<t:Senegal> + 1 Pronunciation Senegál Proper noun Senegál + tl Senegal Q1041 Anagrams tl aeeglns Angeles Tatar Proper noun proper noun l tt Senegal Q1041 Declension nıñ ga nı da dan Turkish tr: Pronunciation tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Senegal.wav Proper noun tr Senegal Q1041 Declension Senegal Senegal'ı Senegal'a Senegal'da Senegal'dan Senegal'ın See also Welsh cy: Proper noun f cy Senegal Q1041 Related terms cy Senegalaidd Senegalese a cy Senegaliad Senegalese n See also Further reading Senegal