Känguru - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

• Känguruh (superseded)

18th century, from English kangooroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛŋɡuru/, [ˈkɛŋ.ɡu.ʁu], [-ɡʊ-], [-ˌʁuː]

Känguru n (strong, genitive Kängurus, plural Känguru or Kängurus)

1. kangaroo

• The spelling Känguru has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Känguruh) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.

• → Luxembourgish: Känguru
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: кенгур

  Latin script: kengur

• “Känguru” in Duden online
• “Känguru” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæŋɡuʁu/

Känguru n (plural Känguruen)

1. kangaroo