shahin

noun

sha·​hin

variants or shaheen

shäˈhēn

plural -s

: an Indian falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinator) having the underparts of a plain unbarred ferruginous color, being related to the peregrine falcon, and used in falconry

Word History

Etymology

Persian shāhīn, from shāh king

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