bulbul

English - Turkish

Definition of bulbul in English Turkish dictionary

bülbül

English - English

Definition of bulbul in English English dictionary

Any of several passerine songbirds, of the family Pycnonotidae, native to Africa and parts of Asia

The nightingale

The green bulbuls belong to the Chloropsis and allied genera

The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus)

The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliidæ

nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry

{i} songbird (from Persian poetry)

Related Terms

yellow-vented bulbul

{i} (Zoology) common songbird found in Singapore

Hyphenation

bul·bul

Etymology

[ 'bul-"bul ] (noun.) 1665. Persian, from Arabic.