пингви́н
pingvínmasculine
The English word "penguin" is пингви́н (pingvín) in Russian.
пингви́н is a noun used to refer to a flightless sea bird.
Meaning: flightless sea bird (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of пингви́н is пингви́ны.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is pingvín.
Did you know?
- Russian has a specific term for a penguin's waddle, пингвинья походка, which is used to describe anyone walking with short steps and a side-to-side sway.
- Unlike some languages that have native words for Antarctic animals, Russian adopted пингви́н directly from Western languages because the birds are not native to the region.
- In Russian children's literature, penguins are often anthropomorphized using the same formal and informal address rules as any other Russian character.
Examples in context
- В зоопарке можно увидеть много пингвинов.You can see many penguins at the zoo.
- Они просто обожают пингвинчиков в мультфильмах.They absolutely adore penguins in cartoons.
- Этот пингви́н очень смешной.Etot pingvin ochen' smeshnoy.This penguin is very funny.
- Пингви́н стоит на льду.Pingvin stoit na l'du.The penguin is standing on the ice.
- В зоопарке живет пингви́н.V zooparke zhivet pingvin.A penguin lives in the zoo.
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are watching a nature documentary on TV.
- Ольга OlgaСмотри, какой милый пингви́н!Smotri, kakoy milyy pingvin!Look, what a cute penguin!
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, он очень красивый.Da, on ochen' krasivyy.Yes, he is very beautiful.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, ты любишь этих птиц?Dmitriy, ty lyubish' etikh ptits?Dmitry, do you love these birds?
- Дмитрий DmitryОчень люблю.Ochen' lyublyu.I love them very much.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “penguin” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
