chukar
US/ˈt͡ʃʌk.ɚ/
chukar noun: a bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
Noun
chukar (plural chukars)
- A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
- The black partridge is very noisy during the spring, which corresponds with its breeding season, and calls loud and incessantly in the morning, at midday, and sometimes even at night; the painted partridge has a pleasant chirping note; the chukar is another noisy bird; its call-note is fully...1892, Ram Bramha Sanyal, A Hand-book of the Management of Animals in Captivity in Lower Bengal
- The climate is dry and at the time the chukars hatch that Is In their favor.1937, Monthly Bulletin of the Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, Texas. Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission
- Synonyms:
- chukar partridge
chukar meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Arabic
chukar in Hindi
- partridge
- चकोर cakor
chukar in Punjabi
- partridge
- ਚਕੋਰ cakor
chukar in Gujarati
- the chukar
- ચકોર cakor
chukar in Arabic
- partridge
- قَبَج qabaj, قَبْج qabj
More languagesFewer languages
- chukar in Persian
- فرفور farfur
Synonyms of chukar
Forms of chukar
| plural | chukars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chakor |
| alternative form | chakore |
| alternative form | chichore |
| alternative form | chickore |
| alternative form | chikhor |
| alternative form | chikkor |
| alternative form | chikor |
| alternative form | chikore |
| alternative form | chuckoor |
| alternative form | chuker |
| alternative form | chukor |
| alternative form | chukore |
Origin of chukar
Borrowed from Hindi चकोर (cakor), from Sanskrit चकोर (cakora).
Phrases with chukar
Questions about chukar
- What does chukar mean?
- Chukar means a bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).
- What is chukar in Hindi?
- Chukar in Hindi is चकोर (cakor). See Chukar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is chukar?
- Chukar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chukar?
- Chukar is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌk.ɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of chukar?
- The plural of chukar is chukars.
Words near chukar in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chukar (page history and authors); ચકોર (Gujarati) (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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