పక్షి

Telugu

Flycatcher bird in flight.

Etymology

From Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “wing”); Cognate with Tamil பட்சி (paṭci).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pakʂi]

Noun

పక్షి • (pakṣi) ? (plural పక్షులు)

1. bird : warm-blooded animal, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.
2. A miserable destitute person.

Synonyms

• గరుత్మంతము (garutmantamu)
• పిట్ట (piṭṭa)
• విహంగము (vihaṅgamu)

References

"పక్షము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 692