Definition
The adjutant stork, a large Asian wading bird with a distinctive pouch beneath its chin.
Etymology
From Hindi 'argalā' or 'argalā,' possibly derived from Sanskrit 'argala' meaning 'bolt' or 'bar.' The name may reference the bird's rigid posture or the way its pouch projects outward like a mechanical component.
Kelly Says
The adjutant stork got its English name 'argala' from Hindi, showing how wildlife names traveled through colonial trade and exploration—and these massive birds, standing nearly five feet tall, were definitely memorable enough to earn their own regional names.
Translations
ARالعربية
أرغالا
ar-gah-la
BNবাংলা
অর্গালা
or-gah-la
CACatalà
argala
ar-gah-la
CSČeština
argala
ar-gah-la
DEDeutsch
Argala
ar-gah-la
ELΕλληνικά
αργάλα
ar-gah-la
ESEspañol
argala
ar-gah-la
FRFrançais
argala
ar-gah-la
HIहिन्दी
अर्गाला
ar-gah-la
HUMagyar
argala
ar-gah-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
argala
ar-gah-la
ITItaliano
argala
ar-gah-la
MSBahasa Melayu
argala
ar-gah-la
NLNederlands
argala
ar-gah-la
PLPolski
argala
ar-gah-la
PTPortuguês
argala
ar-gah-la
RORomână
argala
ar-gah-la
RUРусский
аргала
ar-ga-la
SVSvenska
argala
ar-gah-la
SWKiswahili
argala
ar-gah-la
TAதமிழ்
அர்ச்சாலா
ar-cha-la
TRTürkçe
argala
ar-gah-la
UKУкраїнська
аргала
ar-gah-la
URاردو
argmaxala
ar-gah-la
VITiếng Việt
argala
ar-ga-la