Definition
A young bird or fledgling; a small or insignificant bird.
Etymology
Formed from 'bird' (Old English 'brid') with the diminutive/young-animal suffix '-ling' (Old English '-ling' related to 'young one'). The suffix '-ling' appears in duckling, gosling, and yearling, sharing a common Germanic root.
Kelly Says
The '-ling' suffix reveals how Old English already had systematic ways to indicate youth—we still use it in duckling and gosling, showing that language patterns for describing young animals have survived a thousand years of English evolution.
Translations
ARالعربية
طائر صغير
ta-eer sa-ghi-ir
BNবাংলা
পক্ষীর বাচ্চা
pak-sheer ba-ch-cha
CACatalà
ocelló
oh-sel-loh
CSČeština
pťátko
pt-yat-ko
DADansk
fugleunge
foo-gle-ung-eh
DEDeutsch
Jungvogel
yoong-foh-gel
ELΕλληνικά
πέρδικος
per-di-kos
ESEspañol
polluelo
po-y-eh-loo
FAفارسی
雛 پرنده
chī pard-neh
FISuomi
lintukaula
lin-tu-ka-u-la
FRFrançais
oisillon
wah-see-yon
GUGU
પક્ષીના બચ્ચા
pak-shee-na ba-ch-cha
HIहिन्दी
चिड़िया का बच्चा
chid-iya ka ba-ch-cha
HUMagyar
fióka
fee-oh-kah
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak burung
a-nak bur-ung
ITItaliano
pulcino
poo-chee-noh
MRMR
पक्ष्यासारखा
pak-sha-sa-ar-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
anak burung
a-nak bur-ung
MYမြန်မာ
ငှက်လို
nghet-lo
NLNederlands
vogeltje
voh-gel-t-je
NONorsk
fugleunge
foo-gle-ung-eh
PAPA
ਪੰਛੀ ਵਰਗਾ
panch-hee var-gah
PLPolski
ptak młode
ptak m-lo-deh
PTPortuguês
pintinho
pin-tin-hoo
RORomână
pui de pasăre
pui deh pah-sah-reh
RUРусский
птенчик
pt-en-chik
SVSvenska
fågelung
fah-gel-ung
SWKiswahili
watoto wa ndege
wa-to-to wa n-deh-geh
TAதமிழ்
பறவையின் குஞ்சு
paravai-yin koo-n-ju
TEతెలుగు
పక్షి బిడ్డ
pak-shi bi-dda
THไทย
นกตัวน้อย
nok tao noy
TLTL
anak ng ibon
a-nak ng ee-bon
TRTürkçe
yavru kuş
ya-v-roo koosh
UKУкраїнська
пташеня
ptah-she-nya
URاردو
چڑیا کا بچہ
cha-r-iya ka bach-ah
VITiếng Việt
con chim
con chim