Punjabi/Vocabulary/Birds

ਪੰਛੀ - Birds
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.


 * 1) ਤੋਤਾ = parrot
 * 2) ਬਟੇਰਾ = quail
 * 3) ਬਗਲਾ = egret
 * 4) ਕਬੂਤਰ = pigeon
 * 5) ਤਿੱਤਰ = partridge
 * 6) ਚਕੋਰ = chukar partridge
 * 7) ਬੁਲਬੁਲ, ਕੋਇਲ = nightingale
 * 8) ਪਪੀਹਾ/ਬੰਬੀਹਾ = brainfever bird
 * 9) ਬਾਜ = hawk
 * 10) ਚੀਲ = vulture
 * ਇੱਲ, ਚੀਲ = kite
 * 1) ਚਿੜੀ = sparrow
 * 2) ਘੁੱਗੀ = dove
 * 3) ਟਟੀਹਰੀ = lapwing, Skylark
 * 4) ਗਟਾਰ, ਸਾਰਖ = common myna
 * 5) ਬੱਤਕ = duck
 * 6) ਹੰਸ = swan
 * 7) ਕੁੱਕੜ = cock, rooster, cockerel
 * 8) ਉੱਲੂ = owl
 * 9) ਕਾਂ = crow
 * 10) ਸਾਰਸ = crane
 * 11) ਚੱਕੀਰਾਹਾ = common hoopoe,
 * 12) ਕਠਫੋੜਾ = woodpecker
 * 13) 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.
 * 1) ਤੋਤਾ
 * 2) ਬਟੇਰਾ
 * 3) ਬਗਲਾ

3. Plurals of irregular nouns ending with a vowel are formed by adding ਆਂ. Write the plural forms of the following Punjabi nouns.
 * 1) ਚਿੜੀ
 * 2) ਉੱਲੂ

4. Plurals of irregular nouns ending with a consonant are formed by adding ਾਂ. Write the plural forms of the following Punjabi nouns.
 * 1) ਬਤਖ਼
 * 2) ਗਟਾਰ
 * 3) ਤਿੱਤਰ
 * 4) ਕਬੂਤਰ
 * ਬਾਜ
 * ਮੋਰ

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.