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chukar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: /ˈt͡ʃʌk.ɚ/

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noun

Meaning 1

A bird of species of partridge native to central Asia (Alectoris chukar).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चकोर (cakor), from Sanskrit चकोर (cakora).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قَبَج (qabaj) — partridge
  • Arabic: قَبْج (qabj) — partridge
  • Bulgarian: скална яребица (skalna jarebica) — partridge
  • Bulgarian: тракийски кеклик (trakijski keklik) — partridge
  • Dutch: Aziatische steenpatrijs — partridge
  • Finnish: vuoripyy — partridge
  • German: Chukarhuhn — partridge
  • Greek: νησιώτικη πέρδικα (nisiótiki pérdika) — partridge
  • Hindi: चकोर (cakor) — partridge
  • Japanese: 岩鷓鴣 (iwashako) — partridge
  • Kazakh: кекілік (kekılık) — partridge
  • Persian: فرفور (farfur) — partridge
  • Punjabi: ਚਕੋਰ (cakor) — partridge
  • Russian: азиа́тский ке́клик (aziátskij kéklik) — partridge
  • Turkish: kınalı keklik — partridge