onager

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von onager im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

yaban eşeği

Equus onager

yaban eşek

{i} mancınık

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von onager im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A wild ass, Equus hemionus, especially the koulan

A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery

{n} a name of the wild ass

medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

{i} type of donkey in southeastern Asia; ancient fighting weapon used to throw stones

A wild ass, especially the koulan

Asiatic wild ass

Silbentrennung

on·a·ger

Etymologie

[ 'ä-ni-j&r ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman onager, Old French onager (“wild ass; siege engine”), from Latin onager (“wild ass”), from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὄναγρος (“wild ass”), from ὄνος (“ass”) + ἄγριος (“wild”).