bulbul
/ˈbʊlbʊl/
bulbul noun: any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
Noun
bulbul (plural bulbuls)
- Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
- Any of the bulbul species of the Middle East, popular in poetry; sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.
- The infant buds, impatient to look around them, rend their green garments and unfold their eyes; while every tree, on which the bulbul ſings, flutters with joy on the wings of their thouſand leaves.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page v
- ‘Of course, if you want something really Persian and passionate, with red wine and bulbuls in it,’ I went on to suggest; but she grabbed the book from me.1904, Saki, “Reginald's Rubaiyat”, in Reginald
bulbul meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Odia
bulbul in Hindi
- bird of the family Pycnonotidae
- बुलबुल bulbul, अंदलीब andlīb, हजारदास्ताँ hajārdāstā̃
bulbul in Tamil
- கொண்டலாட்டி, கொண்டலாத்தி
bulbul in Urdu
- bird of the family Pycnonotidae
- بلبل bulbul
bulbul in Odia
- bird of the family Pycnonotidae
- ବୁଲବୁଲ୍ bulabul
More languagesFewer languages
- bulbul in Pashto
- بلبله
- bulbul in Arabic
- بُلْبُل bulbul
- bulbul in Indonesian
- merbah, cucak, bulbul
- bulbul in Persian
- بلبل bolbol, هزاردستان hezârdastân, شباهنگ šabâhang
- Kashmiri
- بُلبُل bulbul
Forms of bulbul
| plural | bulbuls |
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Origin of bulbul
Borrowed from Classical Persian بلبل (bulbul) or from Arabic بُلْبُل (bulbul).
Phrases with bulbul
Questions about bulbul
- What does bulbul mean?
- Bulbul means any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and Eurasia.
- What is bulbul in Hindi?
- Bulbul in Hindi is बुलबुल (bulbul), अंदलीब (andlīb), हजारदास्ताँ (hajārdāstā̃). See Bulbul meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bulbul?
- Bulbul is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bulbul?
- Bulbul is pronounced /ˈbʊlbʊl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bulbul?
- The plural of bulbul is bulbuls.
Words near bulbul in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bulbul (page history and authors); bulbul (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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