Skylark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height

play boisterously

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈaɪlɑːɹk/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈaɪlɑːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈaɪlɑːk/

2 syllables Say it as /skˈaɪlɑːɹk/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gambol rollick romp run around lark cavort frolic sport Alauda arvensis frisk lark about disport

Parts of Speech

noun	brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
verb	play boisterously “The children frolicked in the garden”

Word Forms

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

Feldlerche

braun gesprenkelte europäische Lerche, die dafür bekannt ist, in großer Höhe zu singen

🇫🇷French

alouette

alouette européenne tachetée de brun connue pour chanter en planant à grande hauteur

🇪🇸Spanish

alondra

Alondra europea con manchas marrones que se caracteriza por cantar mientras flota a gran altura

🇮🇹Italian

allodola

Allodola europea maculata di marrone nota per cantare mentre si libra a grande altezza

🇳🇱Dutch

veldleeuwerik

bruingespikkelde Europese leeuwerik die bekend staat om zijn zang terwijl hij op grote hoogte zweeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

cotovia

cotovia europeia manchada de marrom conhecida por cantar enquanto paira em grandes alturas

🇷🇺Russian

жаворонок

Европейский жаворонок с коричневыми крапинками известен тем, что поет, паря на большой высоте.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चकवा

भूरे धब्बों वाला यूरोपीय लार्क काफी ऊंचाई पर मंडराते हुए गाने के लिए विख्यात है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কাইলার্ক

বাদামী দাগযুক্ত ইউরোপীয় লার্ক একটি মহান উচ্চতায় ঘোরাঘুরি করার সময় গান গাওয়ার জন্য সুপরিচিত

🇮🇳Tamil

வானம்பாடி

பழுப்பு நிற புள்ளிகள் கொண்ட ஐரோப்பிய லார்க் அதிக உயரத்தில் வட்டமிடும்போது பாடுவதில் குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కైలార్క్

బ్రౌన్-స్పెక్లెడ్ యూరోపియన్ లార్క్ చాలా ఎత్తులో కదులుతున్నప్పుడు పాడటానికి ప్రసిద్ధి చెందింది

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કાયલાર્ક

બ્રાઉન-સ્પેકલ્ડ યુરોપિયન લાર્ક એક મહાન ઊંચાઈ પર ફરતી વખતે ગાવા માટે જાણીતું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾನಾಡಿ

ಕಂದು-ಮಚ್ಚೆಯ ಯುರೋಪಿಯನ್ ಲಾರ್ಕ್ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಎತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿ ತೂಗಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಹಾಡಲು ಹೆಸರುವಾಸಿಯಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്കൈലാർക്ക്

തവിട്ടുനിറത്തിലുള്ള പുള്ളികളുള്ള യൂറോപ്യൻ ലാർക്, വലിയ ഉയരത്തിൽ ചുറ്റിത്തിരിയുമ്പോൾ പാടുന്നതിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਾਈਲਾਰਕ

ਭੂਰੇ-ਚਿੱਟੇ ਵਾਲਾ ਯੂਰਪੀਅਨ ਲਾਰਕ ਬਹੁਤ ਉਚਾਈ 'ਤੇ ਘੁੰਮਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਗਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

آسمانی نشان

بھورے رنگ کے دھبے والے یورپی لارک بہت بلندی پر منڈلاتے ہوئے گانے کے لیے مشہور ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

云雀

带有棕色斑点的欧洲百灵鸟，以在高空盘旋时唱歌而闻名

🇯🇵Japanese

ひばり

茶色のまだら模様のヨーロッパヒバリで、高い高度でホバリングしながら歌うことで知られる

🇰🇷Korean

종달새

큰 높이를 맴돌면서 노래하는 것으로 유명한 갈색 얼룩무늬 유럽 종달새

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chim chiền chiện

chim sơn ca châu Âu lốm đốm nâu có khả năng hót khi bay lơ lửng ở độ cao lớn

🇹🇭Thai

สกายลาร์ค

นกยุโรปที่มีจุดสีน้ำตาลมีชื่อเสียงในการร้องเพลงขณะลอยตัวอยู่ที่ระดับความสูงมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

pohon skylark

Burung Eropa berbintik coklat yang terkenal bernyanyi sambil melayang di ketinggian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قبرة

تشتهر القبرة الأوروبية ذات اللون البني بالغناء أثناء التحليق على ارتفاع كبير

🇮🇷Persian

تالار آسمانی

لارک اروپایی خالدار قهوه ای به دلیل آواز خواندن در حالی که در ارتفاع زیاد شناور می شود مورد توجه قرار گرفته است

🇹🇷Turkish

Tarla kuşu

kahverengi benekli Avrupa tarla kuşu çok yüksekte uçarken şarkı söylemesiyle ünlüdür

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶפרוֹנִי

עפרוני אירופאי חום-מנומר ידוע בשירה תוך כדי ריחוף בגובה רב

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