Meanings
Origin
- Middle Englishpehenne
- Englishpeahen
From Middle English pehenne, equivalent to pea (“peafowl”) + hen. Compare Icelandic páhæna (“peahen”). See also peacock, peafowl, peachick, etc.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan paona
- paonafemale of peacock
Chinese Mandarin 母孔雀
- 母孔雀 (mǔkǒngquè)female of peacock
Czech pávice
- pávicefemale of peacock
Esperanto pavino
- pavinofemale of peacock
Finnish riikinkana, naarasriikinkukko
- riikinkanafemale of peacock
- naarasriikinkukkofemale of peacock
French paonne
- paonnefemale of peacock
German Pfauhenne
- Pfauhennefemale of peacock
Hindi मोरनी
- मोरनी (mornī)female of peacock
Icelandic páhæna
- páhænafemale of peacock
Indonesian merak betina
- merak betinafemale of peacock
Irish cearc phéacóige
- cearc phéacóigefemale of peacock
Japanese 雌孔雀
- 雌孔雀 (mesukujaku)female of peacock
Korean 암공작속
- 암공작속 (amgongjaksok)female of peacock
Latin pāva
- pāvafemale of peacock
Polish pawica
- pawicafemale of peacock
Portuguese pavoa
- pavoafemale of peacock
Romanian păuniță
- păunițăfemale of peacock
Russian па́ва
- па́ва (páva)female of peacock
Swedish påfågelhona
- påfågelhonafemale of peacock
Welsh peunes
- peunesfemale of peacock
Cite this entry
APA
peahen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peahen
MLA
“peahen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peahen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peahen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peahen.
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