Lark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɑːɹk/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɑːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɑːk/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɑːɹk/.

Examples

The children frolicked in the garden
the gamboling lambs in the meadows
The toddlers romped in the playroom

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gambol rollick frisk romp run around cavort escapade skylark pipit titlark frolic sport meadowlark lark about disport

Parts of Speech

noun	North American songbirds having a yellow breast
noun	a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
noun	any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
noun	any carefree episode
verb	play boisterously “The children frolicked in the garden”

Word Forms

lark	verb	play boisterously
frolic	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
lark	noun	any carefree episode
sport	noun	an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
gambol	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romp	noun	gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
romper	noun	a person who romps or frolics

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lerche

Nordamerikanische Singvögel mit gelber Brust

🇫🇷French

alouette

Oiseaux chanteurs d'Amérique du Nord à poitrine jaune

🇪🇸Spanish

alondra

Pájaros cantores norteamericanos que tienen el pecho amarillo.

🇮🇹Italian

allodola

Uccelli canori nordamericani con il petto giallo

🇳🇱Dutch

leeuwerik

Noord-Amerikaanse zangvogels met een gele borst

🇵🇹Portuguese

cotovia

Pássaros canoros norte-americanos com peito amarelo

🇷🇺Russian

жаворонок

У североамериканских певчих птиц желтая грудка.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लवा

उत्तर अमेरिकी गीतकार जिनके स्तन पीले होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

লার্ক

উত্তর আমেরিকার গানের পাখিদের হলুদ স্তন

🇮🇳Tamil

லார்க்

மஞ்சள் மார்பகம் கொண்ட வட அமெரிக்க பாடல் பறவைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

లార్క్

ఉత్తర అమెరికా పాటల పక్షులు పసుపు రొమ్ము కలిగి ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

लार्क

पिवळे स्तन असलेले उत्तर अमेरिकन गाण्याचे पक्षी

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાર્ક

પીળા સ્તન ધરાવતા ઉત્તર અમેરિકન ગીત પક્ષીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಾರ್ಕ್

ಹಳದಿ ಎದೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಉತ್ತರ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ಹಾಡುಹಕ್ಕಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാർക്ക്

മഞ്ഞ മുലയുള്ള വടക്കേ അമേരിക്കൻ പാട്ടുപക്ഷികൾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لارک

شمالی امریکہ کے گانے والے پرندے جن کی چھاتی پیلی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

云雀

北美鸣禽有黄色的胸部

🇯🇵Japanese

ヒバリ

黄色い胸を持つ北アメリカの鳴き鳥

🇰🇷Korean

종달새

노란 가슴을 가진 북미 명금류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim sơn ca

Chim biết hót Bắc Mỹ có ngực màu vàng

🇹🇭Thai

สนุกสนาน

นกขับขานในอเมริกาเหนือมีอกสีเหลือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersenang-senang

Burung penyanyi Amerika Utara memiliki dada berwarna kuning

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبرة

الطيور المغردة في أمريكا الشمالية لها صدر أصفر

🇮🇷Persian

خرچنگ

پرندگان آوازخوان آمریکای شمالی که سینه زرد دارند

🇹🇷Turkish

şakacı

Sarı göğüslü Kuzey Amerika ötücü kuşları

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִשְׁתַעֲשֵׁעַ

ציפורי שיר מצפון אמריקה בעלות חזה צהוב

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