किरकिला

Hindi

Alternative forms

• किरकिरा (kirkirā), किलकिला (kilkilā)

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृकर (kṛkara, “partridge”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɪɾ.kɪ.lɑː/, [kɪɾ.kɪ.läː]

Noun

किरकिला • (kirkilā) m (Urdu spelling کرکلا)

1. the white-throated kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “किरकिरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 198