فیل مرغ

Urdu

فیل مرغ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /fiːl.mʊɾɣ/

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, 3^rd 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.