فیل مرغ

See also: فیل‌مرغ

Urdu

Etymology

From فیل (fīl, “elephant”) +‎ مرغ (murġ, “fowl”).

Pronunciation

Noun

فِیل مُرْغ • (fīl-murġ) m (Hindi spelling फ़ीलमुर्ग़)

  1. turkey
    Synonym: پِیرُو (pīrū)

References

  • John Shakespear (1834) “فيل”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “فيل مرغ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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