ঈগল
igolcommon gender
The English word eagle is ঈগল (igol) in Assamese.
ঈগল is used to refer to any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae.
Meaning: any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is igol.
Did you know?
- The Assamese word ঈগল is a direct phonetic loanword from the English 'eagle', reflecting how much modern scientific terminology in the region has been influenced by British colonial-era biological classification.
- While ঈগল is the direct term for an eagle, Assamese speakers often use চিল ('chil') as a generic term for various birds of prey, including kites and eagles, in casual conversation.
- The Assamese script used to write ঈগল contains the vowel ঈ, which is one of the longest vowels in the language and is primarily used in words of Sanskrit origin or loanwords.
Examples in context
- তুমি ঈগল আৰু ক’লা চিলনীৰ মাজৰ পাৰ্থক্য ক’ব পাৰিবানে?Can you tell the difference between an eagle and a black kite?This example is useful for asking if someone can distinguish between ঈগল and a black kite.Tatoeba #12505189 by Mohsin_Ali, translation #11161751 by sabretou
- আকাশত এটা ঈগল উৰি গৈ আছে।Akaxat eta igol uri goi ase.An eagle is flying in the sky.
- ঈগল এটা বহুত ডাঙৰ চৰাই।Igol eta bohut dangor sorai.An eagle is a very large bird.
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a bird watching book in a park.
- নিৰুপম Nirupamএইখন দেখোন এটা ঈগল।Eikhon dekhoon eta igol.This one looks like an eagle.
- নিশিতা Nishitaহয়, ই বহুত ওখ পৰি ফুৰা চৰাই।Hoy, i bohut okh pori phura sorai.Yes, it is a bird that flies very high.
- নিৰুপম Nirupamনিশিতা, তুমি সেইটো দেখিলা নেকি?Nishita, tumi xeito dekhila neki?Nishita, did you see that?
- নিশিতা Nishitaহয়, মই দেখি ল’লোঁ।Hoy, moi dekhi lolu.Yes, I saw it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “eagle” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
