Etymology

monal

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Today it means: Any of three species of pheasant in the genus Lophophorus. Full definition →

Hindi मोनाल ← Nepali मुनाल
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  1. Nepali · borrowed fromमुनाल
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromमोनाल
  3. English todaymonal

Said to be from Hindi मोनाल (monāl) or Nepali मुनाल (munāl).

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