peahen
/ˈpiː.hɛn/
peahen noun: a female peafowl.
Noun
peahen (plural peahens)
peahen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
peahen in Hindi
- female of peacock
- मोरनी mornī
peahen in Tamil
- பெண் மயில்
peahen in Marathi
- peahen, female peafowl
- लांडोर lāṇḍor
peahen in Bengali
- peahen
- ময়ূরী môyuri
More languagesFewer languages
- peahen in Kannada
- ಹೆಣ್ಣು ನವಿಲು
- peahen in Gujarati
- ઢેલ ḍhěl, મયૂરી mayūrī
- peahen in Sanskrit
- मयूरी mayūrī
- peahen in Assamese
- ময়ূৰী moyuri, মৈৰা moira
- peahen in Indonesian
- merak betina
- peahen in Myanmar
- ဒေါင်းမ daung:ma.
Forms of peahen
| plural | peahens |
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Origin of peahen
From Middle English pehenne, equivalent to pea (“peafowl”) + hen. Compare Icelandic páhæna (“peahen”). See also peacock, peafowl, peachick, etc.
Questions about peahen
- What does peahen mean?
- Peahen means a female peafowl.
- What is peahen in Hindi?
- Peahen in Hindi is मोरनी (mornī). See Peahen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is peahen?
- Peahen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce peahen?
- Peahen is pronounced /ˈpiː.hɛn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of peahen?
- The plural of peahen is peahens.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: peahen (page history and authors); peahen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); लांडोर (Marathi) (page history and authors); ময়ূরী (Bengali) (page history and authors); peahen (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ઢેલ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ময়ূৰী (Assamese) (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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