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penguin meaning in Kannada

ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್

UK/ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/

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pin pen merger/ˈpɪŋ.ɡwɪn/

penguin in Kannada: ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್, ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಕೋಳಿ. In English, penguin means any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.

Kannada words for penguin

ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್, ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಕೋಳಿ

English meaning of penguin

  1. noun Any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.
  2. noun An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere.
  3. noun A nun.
  4. noun A type of catch where the palm of the hand is facing towards the leg with the arm stretched downward, resembling the flipper of a penguin.

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Questions about penguin in Kannada

What is the meaning of penguin in Kannada?
Penguin in Kannada is ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್, ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಕೋಳಿ.
penguin ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Penguin: ಪೆಂಗ್ವಿನ್, ಒಂದು ಜಾತಿಯ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಕೋಳಿ.
What does penguin mean in English?
Penguin means any of several flightless sea birds, of the family Spheniscidae within the order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: penguin (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penguin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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