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"Eagle" in Hindi: चील

चीलcheel

Say it: CHEELfeminine noun/tʃiːl/

Note: also: गरुड़ (garud)

Eagle in Hindi is चील (cheel), feminine in everyday talk. Spotting line: आसमान में चील उड़ रही है. Related bird of prey words include बाज़.

Hill viewpoint

देखो, ऊपर एक चील घूम रही है।

dekho, oopar ek cheel ghoom rahi hai.

Look — an eagle is circling above.
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How to pronounce चील

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CHEEL

/tʃiːl/

Cheel is CHEEL with a long ee. Soft ch as in cheese, then a clear long eel — one stretched beat.

"Eagle" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
चीलcheeleagle

Default noun.

बड़ी चीलbadi cheellarge eagle

Size talk.

चील उड़नाcheel udnaeagle flying

Sky spotting.

चीलों का घोंसलाcheelon ka ghoslaeagles' nest

Nature talk.

How to use चील in real life

  1. 1Hill viewpoint

    देखो, ऊपर एक चील घूम रही है।

    dekho, oopar ek cheel ghoom rahi hai.

    Look — an eagle is circling above.

    Feminine agreement: rahi.

  2. 2Wildlife sanctuary

    गाइड ने कहा यहाँ चील अक्सर दिखती है।

    gaaid ne kaha yahaan cheel aksar dikhti hai.

    The guide said eagles often appear here.

    Tour note.

  3. 3Photo day

    कैमरे से चील साफ़ पकड़ लो।

    camera se cheel saaf pakad lo.

    Capture the eagle clearly with the camera.

    Photography tip.

Mistakes English speakers make with चील

Incorrect: Calling every bird of prey चील

Correct: चील for eagle; बाज़ may be falcon/hawk talk

Everyday speakers blur birds of prey — चील is the eagle word.

Incorrect: Cheel ud raha hai (wrong gender feel)

Correct: चील उड़ रही है

Common agreement treats चील as feminine: rahi hai.

Good to know

चील shows up in poems and film sky shots. City people may call any large soaring bird cheel. Sanctuaries and Himalayan valleys are real spotting places; keep distance and use binoculars.

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Birdwatching on a ridge

  1. ChatPal

    क्या आपको चील दिख रही है?

    kya aapko cheel dikh rahi hai?

    Can you see the eagle?

  2. You

    हाँ, बाईं ओर चील धीरे उड़ रही है।

    haan, baayin or cheel dheere ud rahi hai.

    Yes — the eagle is flying slowly on the left.

  3. ChatPal

    ज़ूम से फ़ोटो ले लीजिए।

    zoom se photo le lijiye.

    Please take a photo with zoom.

  4. You

    ले ली चील अब बादल में चली गई।

    le li — cheel ab baadal mein chali gai.

    Got it — the eagle went into the clouds.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Eagle" in Hindi

Gender?

Often treated as feminine: cheel ud rahi hai.

Plural?

Cheelein / cheelon.

Eagle vs hawk?

Cheel is eagle; baaz is another bird-of-prey word.

Spotting phrase?

Dekho, cheel ud rahi hai.

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