peacock in Malay
merak
UK/ˈpiːkɒk//ˈpikɑk/
peacock in Malay: merak. In English, peacock means a male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
Malay words for peacock
- pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo
- merak
English meaning of peacock
- noun A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
- noun A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
- noun The meat of this bird.
- noun A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
Synonyms of peacock
peacock in other languages
- peacock in Hindi
- peacock in Tamil
- peacock in Marathi
- peacock in Urdu
- peacock in Bengali
- peacock in Telugu
- peacock in Malayalam
- peacock in Kannada
- peacock in Punjabi
- peacock in Gujarati
- peacock in Odia
- peacock in Sanskrit
- peacock in Assamese
- peacock in Nepali
- peacock in Pashto
- peacock in Tagalog
- peacock in Arabic
- peacock in Indonesian
- peacock in Persian
- peacock in Thai
- peacock in Vietnamese
- peacock in Myanmar
Questions about peacock in Malay
- What is the meaning of peacock in Malay?
- Peacock in Malay is merak.
- Apakah maksud peacock dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Peacock: merak.
- What does peacock mean in English?
- Peacock means a male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
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