argala
English
Etymology
From Latin argala, from Bengali হাড়গিলা (haṛgila), also transcribed hurghila.
Noun
argala (plural argalas)
- The greater adjutant, a stork native to Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
References
- “argala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Etymology
Noun
argala f (genitive argalae); first declension
- (zoology, New Latin) The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), a bird of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | argala | argalae |
| genitive | argalae | argalārum |
| dative | argalae | argalīs |
| accusative | argalam | argalās |
| ablative | argalā | argalīs |
| vocative | argala | argalae |