पेंग्विन
peṅgvin
The Marathi word for penguin is पेंग्विन (peṅgvin).
पेंग्विन is used to refer to a flightless sea bird.
Meaning: flightless sea bird (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
peṅgvin
Did you know?
- If you were to use the word पेंग्विन in a Marathi poem, it might feel jarring or 'unpoetic' to a traditionalist because it lacks the historical weight of native Marathi nouns.
- The phonetic transcription पेंग्विन uses the conjunct letter ग्व, which is a specific Marathi orthographic way to capture the English 'gw' sound that doesn't exist in many native words.
- In Marathi educational materials, पेंग्विन is often grouped with शहामृग ('ostrich') under a category of birds that cannot fly, despite the two being from entirely different climates.
Examples in context
- टॉमस, तू पेंग्विन नाहीयेस.You're not a penguin, Thomas.This sentence is useful for seeing how to negate the word पेंग्विन.Tatoeba #6143781 by sabretou, translation #6141844 by jamesbcn
- पेंग्विन बर्फात राहतात.penguin barfat rāhatāt.Penguins live in the ice.
Example conversation
Sneha and Rahul are looking at a picture book about animals.
- स्नेहा Snehaराहुल, हा पेंग्विन किती गोंडस आहे!Rahul, ha pengvin kiti gondas aahe!Rahul, this penguin is so cute!
- राहुल Rahulहो, पण ते उडू शकत नाहीत.ho, pan te udu shakat nahit.Yes, but they cannot fly.
- स्नेहा Snehaते पाण्यात खूप वेगाने पोहतात.te panyat khup vegane pohtat.They swim very fast in the water.
- राहुल Rahulमला पेंग्विन खूप आवडतात.mala pengvin khup avadtat.I like penguins a lot.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
