It is unknown.
However, the word "shark" for a person, e.g. pool shark, who is metaphorically voracious, may derive either from the association with the shark, or from the German noun Schurke(rascal, villain).
Shark in Hausa language is known as "Kifi."
Shark = Haifisch in German
The luhya word for the English word shark is "papa."
I am quite surprised to report that my online language translator has no translation! (That's because online translators are awful.)The Korean word for shark is 상어 (sang eo).
Shark - Tiburón
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The ARK is part of the word shark, not part of a shark.
The word shark in Spanish is tiburón.
Yes, the word "shark" does have a short vowel sound. In the word "shark," the 'a' is pronounced as a short vowel sound, like in the word "cat." The short 'a' sound is typically heard in words where the vowel is followed by a consonant, as in "shark."
Predator is another word for shark. Synonyms for a person who fools others (a shark) include charlatan, swindler and con artist.
The word "shark" has four phonemes: /sh/ /aa/ /r/ /k/.