चील

See also: चाल, चल, चिली, चुल, and चला

Hindi

चील

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀸 (cillā), from Sanskrit चिल्ला (cillā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːl/

Noun

चील • (cīl) f (Urdu spelling چیل)

1. kite (bird)
2. eagle

   Synonyms: गरुड़ (garuṛ), महाश्येन (mahāśyen), उक़ाब (uqāb)

Declension

Declension of चील (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चील cīl	चीलें cīlẽ
oblique	चील cīl	चीलों cīlõ
vocative	चील cīl	चीलो cīlo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चील”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चील”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “चील”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चील”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press