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chataka

chataka noun: a bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).

Noun

chataka (plural chatakas)

  1. A bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).

Forms of chataka

pluralchatakas

Origin of chataka

From Sanskrit चातक (cātaka).

Questions about chataka

What does chataka mean?
Chataka means a bird in Indian mythology, represented as having a beak on its head that waits for rains to quench its thirst, and associated with the Jacobin cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus).
What part of speech is chataka?
Chataka is a noun.
What is the plural of chataka?
The plural of chataka is chatakas.

Words near chataka in the dictionary

  1. chat-tyrant
  2. chat-tyrants
  3. chat-up line
  4. chat-up lines
  5. chatak
  6. chataka
  7. chatakas
  8. chatan
  9. Chatanati
  10. chatank
  11. chatanks

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