minaṅ kotti

Phonetic

[miˈnaːŋ̃ ɡoˈθ.ði]

English: Translation

Kingfisher

Tamil: Translation

மீன் கொத்திப் பறவை

Hindi: Translation

नीलकंठ

Telugu: Translation

లకుముకిపిట్ట

Definition (deprecated)

An often brightly coloured bird with a large head and long sharp beak, typically diving for fish from a perch. Many of the tropical kinds live in forests and feed on terrestrial prey such as insects and lizards.

Part of Speech

noun

Semantic Domain

Birds

Example Sentence

Sara thought it was a kingfisher and, let me tell you, she knows kingfishers.

Dialect

Paliyan. ISO 639-3. pcf.