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shikra

/ˈʃɪkɹə/

shikra noun: a species of hawk, Accipiter badius.

Noun

shikra (plural shikras)

  1. A species of hawk, Accipiter badius.

shikra meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Punjabi

shikra in Tamil

வில்லேத்திரன், பறப்பிடியன்

shikra in Malayalam

Accipiter badius
പ്രാപ്പിടിയൻ prāppiṭiyaṉ, പുള്ള് puḷḷŭ, എർളാടൻ eṟḷāṭaṉ

shikra in Punjabi

a shikra , a small hawk native to South Asia
ਸ਼ਿਕਰਾ śikrā

Forms of shikra

pluralshikras

Questions about shikra

What does shikra mean?
Shikra means a species of hawk, Accipiter badius.
What is shikra in Tamil?
Shikra in Tamil is வில்லேத்திரன், பறப்பிடியன். See Shikra meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is shikra?
Shikra is a noun.
How do you pronounce shikra?
Shikra is pronounced /ˈʃɪkɹə/.
What is the plural of shikra?
The plural of shikra is shikras.

Words near shikra in the dictionary

  1. shikonins
  2. shikonofuran
  3. shikonofurans
  4. shikos
  5. Shikotan
  6. shikra
  7. shikras
  8. shiksa
  9. shiksappeal
  10. shiksas
  11. shikse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shikra (page history and authors); shikra (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸ਼ਿਕਰਾ (Punjabi) (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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