Punjabi/Vocabulary/Birds

ਪੰਛੀ - Birds thumb|ਮੋਰ - Peacock Bird is called ਪੰਛੀ in Punjabi. ਮੋਰ i.e. peacock, a symbol of grace, joy, beauty and love, is the National bird of India. It looks beautiful when it fans its tail feathers. Here are some more birds. ਤੋਤਾ = parrot ਬਟੇਰਾ = quail ਬਗਲਾ = egret ਕਬੂਤਰ = pigeon ਤਿੱਤਰ = partridge ਚਕੋਰ = chukar partridge ਬੁਲਬੁਲ, ਕੋਇਲ = nightingale ਪਪੀਹਾ/ਬੰਬੀਹਾ = brainfever bird ਬਾਜ = hawk ਚੀਲ = vulture ਇੱਲ, ਚੀਲ = kite ਚਿੜੀ = sparrow ਘੁੱਗੀ = dove ਟਟੀਹਰੀ = lapwing, Skylark ਗਟਾਰ, ਸਾਰਖ = common myna ਬੱਤਕ = duck ਹੰਸ = swan ਕੁੱਕੜ = cock, rooster, cockerel ਉੱਲੂ = owl ਕਾਂ = crow ਸਾਰਸ = crane ਚੱਕੀਰਾਹਾ = common hoopoe, ਕਠਫੋੜਾ = woodpecker ਨੀਲਕੰਠ = indian roller Exercises 1. Write names of ten birds in Punjabi. 2. Regular Punjabi nouns end with kanna(ਆ). Plurals of regular nouns are formed by replacing kanna(ਾ) with lanv( ੇ). Now write the plural forms of the following regular Punjabi nouns. ਤੋਤਾ ਬਟੇਰਾ ਬਗਲਾ Solutions ਤੋਤੇ ਬਟੇਰੇ ਬਗਲੇ 3. Plurals of irregular nouns ending with a vowel are formed by adding ਆਂ. Write the plural forms of the following Punjabi nouns. ਚਿੜੀ ਉੱਲੂ Solutions ਚਿੜੀਆਂ ਉੱਲੂਆਂ 4. Plurals of irregular nouns ending with a consonant are formed by adding ਾਂ. Write the plural forms of the following Punjabi nouns. ਬਤਖ਼ ਗਟਾਰ ਤਿੱਤਰ ਕਬੂਤਰ ਬਾਜ ਮੋਰ Solutions ਬਤਖ਼ਾਂ ਗਟਾਰਾਂ ਤਿੱਤਰਾਂ ਕਬੂਤਰਾਂ ਬਾਜਾਂ ਮੋਰਾਂ Conclusion In this chapter you were introduced to birds. You also learnt the concept of number in Punjabi nouns. The next chapter shall be devoted to animals.