مرغا
murġāmasculine
The English word rooster is translated into Urdu as مرغا (murġā) or خروس.
Meaning: male chicken, male gallinaceous bird (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| مرغا | murġā | masculine |
| خروس | xurūs | masculine |
Both terms refer to a male chicken or a male gallinaceous bird.
Which one should you use?
The term مرغا is the standard Urdu word for a rooster. In contrast, خروس is more commonly associated with Persian or specific regional dialects.
How do you pronounce it?
murġā
Did you know?
- In Urdu, the word مرغا is used in the phrase مرغا بنانا, which literally means 'to make someone a rooster'. This refers to a common school punishment where a student is forced to squat and hold their ears like a bird.
- The word خروس is a direct loan from Classical Persian and is often used in Urdu to signal a high level of formal education or literary sophistication.
- The word مرغا is used in the context of cockfighting, a traditional martial sport in South Asia involving trained roosters.
Examples in context
- مرغا ککڑو بول رہا ہے۔The rooster is crowing.This sentence is useful for describing the action of a مرغا crowing.Tatoeba #10820147 by Roomba_Unit, translation #7593073 by feudalism
- مرغا بہت خوبصورت ہے۔murgha bohat khubsurat hai.The rooster is very beautiful.
- باغ میں ایک مرغا ہے۔baagh mein ek murgha hai.There is a rooster in the garden.
Example conversation
Hamza and Sarah are looking at a farm.
- سارہ Saraحمزہ، کیا تم نے وہ مرغا دیکھا؟Hamza, kya tum ne woh murgha dekha?Hamza, did you see that rooster?
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں، وہ مرغا بہت بڑا ہے۔Haan, woh murgha bohat bara hai.Yes, that rooster is very big.
- سارہ Saraوہ کتنا شور مچاتا ہے۔Woh kitna shor machata hai.He makes so much noise.
- حمزہ Hamzaہاں، صبح بہت جلدی اٹھ جاتا ہے۔Haan, subah bohat jaldi uth jata hai.Yes, he wakes up very early in the morning.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “rooster” translations and entries خروس, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries خروس, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
