ताऊस

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian طاؤوس (tāʼūs), from Arabic طاؤُوس (ṭāʔūs).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ɑː.uːs/, [t̪äː.uːs]

Noun

ताऊस • (tāūs) m (Urdu spelling طاؤُس)

1. peacock

   Synonyms: मोर (mor), कलापी (kalāpī)

Related terms

• तख़्त-ए-ताऊस (taxt-e-tāūs)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ताऊस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press