پینگوئن
painguin
The English word penguin can be translated into Urdu as پینگوئن (painguin). Wiktionary also lists پنگوئن (penguin) and بِطْرِیق (bitrīq).
Meaning: flightless sea bird (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| پینگوئن | painguin |
| پنگوئن | penguin |
| بِطْرِیق | bitrīq |
The term refers to a flightless sea bird.
Which one should you use?
The most common way to say penguin in Urdu is the loanword پینگوئن, which is borrowed from English. The form بِطْرِیق is a more technical or formal term derived from Arabic.
How do you pronounce it?
painguin
Did you know?
- The Urdu word پینگوئن traces its ultimate ancestry back to the Latin word pinguis, which means 'fat'.
- The formal term بِطْرِیق is shared with Arabic, meaning an Urdu speaker and an Arabic speaker can identify the bird using the same word even if they cannot speak each other's language.
- While پینگوئن is the standard loanword, the Arabic-derived بِطْرِیق is so technical that many native Urdu speakers in daily life may not even know what it means.
Examples in context
- پینگوئن برف پر چل رہا ہے۔penguin barf par chal raha hai.The penguin is walking on the ice.
- کیا آپ نے پینگوئن دیکھا؟kya aap ne penguin dekha?Did you see the penguin?
- پینگوئن ایک دلچسپ پرندہ ہے۔penguin ek dilchasp parinda hai.The penguin is an interesting bird.
Example conversation
A mother and son are looking at a nature book.
- فاطمہ Fatimaحمزہ، دیکھو یہ پینگوئن کتنا پیارا ہے۔Hamza, dekho yeh penguin kitna pyara hai.Hamza, look how cute this penguin is.
- حمزہ Hamzaجی امی، کیا یہ اڑ سکتا ہے؟Ji ammi, kya yeh urr sakta hai?Yes mom, can it fly?
- فاطمہ Fatimaنہیں، پینگوئن اڑ نہیں سکتا۔Nahi, penguin urr nahi sakta.No, the penguin cannot fly.
- حمزہ Hamzaاوہ، یہ تو بہت عجیب ہے۔Oh, yeh to bohat ajeeb hai.Oh, that is very strange.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “penguin” translations and entries پینگوئن, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries پینگوئن, CC BY-SA 4.0.
