Fowl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈaʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈaʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈaʊl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈaʊl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

domestic fowl bird poultry

Parts of Speech

noun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
noun	the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
verb	hunt fowl
verb	hunt fowl in the forest

Word Forms

fowl	verb	hunt fowl
fowler	noun	someone who hunts wild birds for food
fowl	noun	a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geflügel

ein domestizierter Hühnervogel, von dem man annimmt, dass er vom roten Dschungelhuhn abstammt

🇫🇷French

volaille

un oiseau gallinacé domestiqué qui descendrait de la poule rouge de la jungle

🇪🇸Spanish

ave

un ave gallinácea domesticada que se cree que desciende del ave roja de la selva

🇮🇹Italian

pollame

un uccello gallinaceo addomesticato che si ritiene discenda dall'uccello rosso della giungla

🇳🇱Dutch

kip

een gedomesticeerde hoenderachtige vogel waarvan men denkt dat hij afstamt van de rode junglehoenders

🇵🇹Portuguese

galinha

um pássaro galináceo domesticado que se acredita ser descendente da ave selvagem vermelha

🇷🇺Russian

птица

одомашненная куриная птица, предположительно произошедшая от красной джунглевой птицы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पक्षी

एक पालतू गैलिनैसियस पक्षी जिसे लाल जंगली मुर्गी का वंशज माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পাখি

একটি গৃহপালিত গ্যালিনেসিয়াস পাখি লাল জঙ্গলের পাখির বংশধর বলে মনে করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கோழி

ஒரு வளர்ப்பு கேலினேசியஸ் பறவை சிவப்பு காட்டில் இருந்து வந்ததாக கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కోడి

పెంపుడు జంతువులైన పక్షి ఎర్ర అడవి కోడి నుండి వచ్చినదిగా భావించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मुरळी

एक पाळीव गॅलिनेसियस पक्षी लाल जंगल पक्षी पासून वंशज असल्याचे मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મરઘી

એક પાળેલું ગેલિનેસિયસ પક્ષી જે લાલ જંગલ મરઘીમાંથી ઉતરી આવ્યું હોવાનું માનવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಳಿ

ಪಳಗಿದ ಗ್ಯಾಲಿನೇಶಿಯಸ್ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಕೆಂಪು ಕಾಡಿನ ಕೋಳಿಯಿಂದ ಬಂದಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಭಾವಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോഴി

ഒരു വളർത്തു ഗാലിനേഷ്യസ് പക്ഷി ചുവന്ന കാട്ടിലെ കോഴിയിൽ നിന്ന് വന്നതാണെന്ന് കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਛੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਾਲਤੂ ਗੈਲਿਨਸੀਅਸ ਪੰਛੀ ਲਾਲ ਜੰਗਲ ਦੇ ਪੰਛੀ ਤੋਂ ਉਤਰਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرندہ

ایک پالتو گیلینیسیئس پرندہ جس کے بارے میں سوچا جاتا ہے کہ وہ سرخ جنگل کے پرندے سے پیدا ہوا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鸡

一种家养的鸡类鸟类，被认为是红原鸡的后代

🇯🇵Japanese

家禽

セキショクヤケイの子孫であると考えられている飼いならされたガリン科の鳥

🇰🇷Korean

...새

붉은야금류의 후손으로 생각되는 길들여진 갈린조류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gia cầm

một loài chim đã được thuần hóa được cho là có nguồn gốc từ loài gà rừng đỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ไก่

นกกาลินาเซียสในบ้านที่เชื่อกันว่าสืบเชื้อสายมาจากไก่ป่าแดง

🇮🇩Indonesian

unggas

seekor burung gallinaceous peliharaan yang diduga merupakan keturunan ayam hutan merah

🇵🇭Filipino

ibon

isang domesticated gallinaceous bird na inaakalang nagmula sa pulang jungle fowl

🇲🇾Malay

unggas

burung gallinaceous yang dijinakkan dianggap berasal dari unggas hutan merah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طير

طائر شرجي مستأنس يُعتقد أنه ينحدر من طائر الأدغال الأحمر

🇮🇷Persian

مرغ

یک پرنده گالیناس اهلی که تصور می شود از نسل مرغان قرمز جنگل است

🇹🇷Turkish

kümes hayvanı

kızıl orman kuşunun soyundan geldiği düşünülen evcilleştirilmiş bir kuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוֹף

ציפור גלינאית מבויתת שחשבה שהיא צאצאית של עוף הג'ונגל האדום

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