Bird of paradise in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “bird of paradise” in Hindi is नूगिनी का अत्यंत सुन्दर पक्षी, pronounced nugini ka atyanat sundar pakShi — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
The first Europeans to encounter their skins were the voyagers in Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation of the Earth. Antonio Pigafetta wrote that "The people told us that those birds came from the terrestrial paradise, and they call them bolon diuata, that is to say, 'birds of God"."
"Bolon diuata" appears to be closer to Malay burung (“a bird”) and dewata (“a god”).
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"Bolon diuata" appears to be closer to Malay burung (“a bird”) and dewata (“a god”).
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