बुल-बुल bul-bul
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
(In Persia and Arabia) The nightingale; and a certain melodious bird resembling the nightingale.
(in India) The fork-tailed shrike, Lanius boulboul.
Usual translation
- nightingale
Origin of the definition
बुलबुल bulabula bulbul (nf) a nightingale; —हो जाना to feel flattered; to be extremely happy.
A بلبل bulbul, s.f. (In Persia and Arabia) the nightingale; and a certain melodious bird resembling the nightingale; (in India) the fork-tailed shrike, Lanius boulboul.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
17 occurrences
In 9 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
1 occurrences
In 1 on 1112 murlis
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- Created
- Tuesday 11 January 2022
- Updated
- Wednesday 1 May 2024