🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

चोंच मारना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chonch maarna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Peck/pɛk/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"पक्षी ने बीजों पर चोंच मारी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To strike or pick at something with a beak or pointed object.

    "The bird began to peck at the seeds scattered on the ground."
  2. 2

    To eat or drink in small amounts.

    "She pecked at her food, not really hungry."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'peck' originates from Middle English 'pecken', which is derived from the Old English 'piccan', meaning to strike or to make a small hole. Its usage has evolved to describe the action of birds using their beaks to eat or break the surface of something.

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