रिया
riya
The Marathi word for the flightless bird rhea is रिया (riya).
रिया is a noun used to refer to the rhea, a large flightless bird.
Meaning: flightless bird (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
riya
Did you know?
- In Marathi, रिया is a common feminine given name, which means that in a spoken sentence, the bird and a person named 'Riya' sound identical.
- While रिया refers to the South American rhea, Marathi speakers often use the general term शहामृग ('shahmrug') for all large flightless birds, including ostriches.
- The Marathi word रिया is a phonetic transliteration rather than a native Sanskrit or Indo-Aryan term. This means the word was borrowed directly from English to name the bird in modern Marathi.
Examples in context
- रॉम्युलस हा रिया सिल्व्हियाचा पुत्र होता.Romulus was the son of Rhea Silvia.This sentence shows the use of रिया in a historical context.Tatoeba #9824193 by sabretou, translation #5124800 by CarpeLanam
- रिया सिलव्हिया ही रॉम्युलस आणि रीमस यांची आई होती.Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus.Tatoeba #11160227 by sabretou, translation #7030173 by Hybrid
Example conversation
Nilesh and Priya are at the zoo.
- निलेश Nileshप्रिया, तो बघ, तो रिया आहे.Priyā, to bagh, to riyā āhe.Priya, look, that is a rhea.
- प्रिया Priyaतो किती मोठा आहे!to kitī moṭhā āhe!It is so big!
- निलेश Nileshरिया उडू शकत नाही.riyā uḍū shakat nāhī.The rhea cannot fly.
- प्रिया Priyaहो, पण तो खूप वेगाने धावतो.ho, paṇ to khūp vegāne dhāvato.Yes, but it runs very fast.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
