argala
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin argala, from Bengali হাড়গিলা (haṛgila), also transcribed hurghila.
Noun edit
argala (plural argalas)
- The greater adjutant, a stork native to Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
References edit
- “argala”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
argala f (genitive argalae); first declension
- (zoology, New Latin) The greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius), a bird of Africa, India, and Southeast Asia.
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | argala | argalae |
| Genitive | argalae | argalārum |
| Dative | argalae | argalīs |
| Accusative | argalam | argalās |
| Ablative | argalā | argalīs |
| Vocative | argala | argalae |