bulbul

English

/ˈbʊlbʊl/

noun
Definitions
  • Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae (currently, 27 genera recognized), native to Africa and parts of Asia, sometimes known as the ‘nightingale of the East’.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بلبل borrowed from Arabic بُلْبُل.

Origin

Arabic

بُلْبُل

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