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Meaning of "chiru" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHIRU

Probably from Tibetan.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHIRU

chiru  [ˈtʃɪruː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHIRU

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chiru is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHIRU MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chiru

Tibetan antelope

The Tibetan antelope or chiru is a medium-sized bovid native to the Tibetan plateau. Less than 75,000 individuals are left in the wild, down from a million..In recent years,they have become endangered due to poaching.They are hunted for their soft and warm wool which can only be obtained after death. This wool is known as 'shahtoosh' and is used to weave shawls. At present international trade in their products is stictly prohibited.

Definition of chiru in the English dictionary

The definition of chiru in the dictionary is a Tibetan antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, having a dense woolly pinkish-brown fleece prized as the source of shahtoosh wool: now close to extinction due to illegal slaughter for its fleece.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHIRU


Andrew
ˈændruː
breakthrough
ˈbreɪkˌθruː
brew
bruː
click-through
ˈklɪkˌθruː
crew
kruː
drew
druː
grew
ɡruː
guru
ˈɡʊruː
Gweru
ˈɡweɪruː
Hebrew
ˈhiːbruː
NAIRU
ˈnaɪruː
Nauru
nɑːˈuːruː
Peru
pəˈruː
roo
ruː
rue
ruː
screw
skruː
threw
θruː
through
θruː
thru
θruː
true
truː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHIRU

chiropterous
chirp
chirper
chirpier
chirpiest
chirpily
chirpiness
chirping
chirpy
chirr
chirre
chirren
chirrup
chirruper
chirrupy
chirt
chirurgeon
chirurgeonly
chirurgery
chirurgical

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHIRU

Bahru
Bengaluru
Brian Boru
bru
Cymru
drive-thru
ecru
jabiru
koru
Kota Bharu
Kotabaru
kuru
Maseru
Nakuru
Nehru
ru
ruru
Timaru
uhuru
Uluru

Synonyms and antonyms of chiru in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chiru» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHIRU

Find out the translation of chiru to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chiru from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chiru» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

藏羚羊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chiru
570 millions of speakers

English

chiru
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chiru
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chiru
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Chiru
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chiru
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chiru
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chiru
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chiru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chiru
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

チルー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chiru
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Chiru
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिरू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chiru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Chiru
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Chiru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Chiru
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chiru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

chiru
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chiru
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chiru
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Chiru
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chiru

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIRU»

The term «chiru» is regularly used and occupies the 64.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHIRU» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chiru» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chiru» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chiru

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHIRU»

Discover the use of chiru in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chiru and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Chiru of High Tibet: A True Story
The true gripping story of how scientist George Schaller and four mountain men set out to save the chiru (antelope-like creatures who cannot survive captivity and who live on the high plains of Tibet) from near extinction.
Jacqueline Briggs Martin, 2010
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Wildlife Conservation in China: Preserving the Habitat of ...
In at least one area, the Qiangtang reserve, the chiru population was documented to have increased; additional surveys in western Qinghai documented large herds, suggesting that at least the nucleus for a population recovery still existed.75 ...
Richard B. Harris, 2007
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Tibet
Renowned naturalist George Schaller has conducted extensive research on the chiru (Tibetan antelope) in their main habitat ofChangtang in remote northern Tibet. Schaller says upwards of 20,000 chiru are poached each year for their ...
Michael Buckley, 2012
4
The Great and Small Game of India, Burma, & Tibet
Tsus (male), Chus (female), Chiru AND Chuhu, TIBETAN (PLATE V. FIG. 4) Most fabulous animals appear to have a living prototype, and there seems to be a considerable degree of probability that the present species may be the one to which ...
Richard Lydecker, 1900
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Tibet Wild: A Naturalist's Journeys on the Roof of the World
The Jammu and Kashmir state government promptly promoted captive breeding of chiru in the early 1990s, less to save the species than to earn money from the wool. It even erected a sign in Ladakh: “Chiru Breeding Centre.” Since India ...
George B. Schaller, 2012
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The Rough Guide to Bolivia
This mineshaft was used as a ^ hideout by Chiru-Chiru, a bandit with a reputation for stealing from the rich W and giving to the poor. As he lay mortally wounded in the mine after a shoot- -i out with the authorities, Chiru-Chiru repented of his ...
James Read, Rough Guides, 2002
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Wildlife of the Tibetan Steppe
Table 13.2 Percent sequence divergence for 463 bases of unambiguously aligned 12S and 16S mitochondrial ribosomal gene segments Antilopini Caprini associated with the Antilopinae, whereas the chiru clusters with the Capri- nae.
George B. Schaller, 1998
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Cherry Blossom Epiphany: The Poetry and Philosophy of a ...
... no bun 3-54 asu wa tata 4-61 ato ni chiru 47-50 ato-oi (oware?)shi 40-20 ato saki no 42-69 atomodori shite 13-12 atsurae 18-3 aware to omoe 42-97 awatadashi hana 47-87, ~ kyo 4-19 ayu koayu 16-58 Kaba ga 32-33 babadono mo 12-67 ...
Robin D. Gill, 2006
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The Life of Shiro Miyazaki: An Itinerant Artist of the 1930s ...
[Around, twinkle, around, twinkle] Guru-chiru, guru-chiru, [Around, scatter, around , scatter] Chira-chira, guru-guru. [Twinkle, twinkle, around and around] Walking around in the empty darkness under the street light Bending my ankle on the hard ...
Shu Miyazaki, 2012
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Chiru's Lucky Seven: Animalympics
Chiru is a Tibetan Antelope who meets a group of tourists going to the Olympics.
Karmel Schreyer, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHIRU»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chiru is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jyothi Lakshmi gives Chiru jitters, second thoughts on 150th film …
It is learnt that Chiru is unhappy with the result of Puri's recent release Jyothy Lakshmi. It is also being said that Chiru has zeroed in on VV ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»
2
House okays six demands amounting to Rs. 1165, 04, 21, 000
... failure to take up the widening of the approach road to Sadu Chiru Waterfall from Leimaram Lamkhai at NH-150; failure to construct sufficient ... «KanglaOnline, Jul 15»
3
Rana Gives Thumbs up to Chiru, Snubs Mahesh
HYDERABAD: Social media has broken the barrier between celebs and their fans, as stars can now connect with the general public with a click ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Pawan about Chiru & Ramoji
Once again Pawan cleared the rumours speaking high about Chiru. Pawan recently attended as chief guest for E TV 20 years celebrations. Talking on the stage ... «TeluguPeople, Jul 15»
5
Pawan Kalyan denies the rumors – Supports Chiru at an event!
There were speculations that all is not well between Pawan Kalyan and Chiranjeevi since long time. Now, Pawan Kalyan denied those rumors ... «iluvcinema, Jul 15»
6
Is Chiru's 150th Film Still on Course?
Chiru sensationally announced in May that he will work on his 150th movie and confirmed that Puri Jagan will direct the film, which will be ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
7
Buzz: Chiru Not Interested In 150th Film?
All these days it is believe that Megastar Chiranjeevi is longing to come back to films and finish the landmark 150th project at the earliest. «Gulte, Jun 15»
8
Chiru's 60th Birthday: Pawan Is Chief Guest
Unwanted tensions got mounted between the fans when Mega family's heroes took sides and continued their Chiru japam. At one point it was ... «Gulte, Jun 15»
9
Fact: Vinayak Went To Wish Chiru's Recovery
While stepping down a low-height staircase at his home, accidentally Chiru has slipped and got his leg hurt. As he is recovering from the injury, ... «Gulte, Jun 15»
10
Sundeep Kishan's 'Megastar Mashup' from 'Tiger' Dedicated to …
On 24 June, the actor announced that he had a surprise for all mega fans as he had planned to release "Megastar Mashup" as a tribute to Chiru ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chiru [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chiru>. Apr 2024 ».
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