General names
Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Species list may not be current. Korean glosses are only tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.
The Japanese name of the Dollarbird is ブッポウソウ buppōsō, or 'Buddha-law-monk', written 仏法僧. The Buddha, the law, and the monks are known as the 'three treasures' of Buddhism. The name is a Chinese-style compound word (i.e., it is formed as a Chinese word and read in the on reading) from the vocabulary of Buddhism, which originally entered Japan from Chinese. It is not clear whether the name as used for the birds is of Chinese or Japanese origin.
The ブッポウソウ buppōsō is referred to as the 'Buddha-law-monk in form' (姿の仏法僧 sugata no buppōsō), as opposed to the scops owl ko-no-ha zuku (Otus scops), whose call sounds like buppōsō and is known as the 'Buddha-law-monk in voice' (声の仏法僧 koe no buppōsō).
Species names
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Eurystomus orientalis |
Dollarbird Eastern broad-billed roller Broad-billed roller Rolle oriental Dollarvogel Широкорот |
ブッポウソウ (仏法僧) buppōsō 'buddha-law-monk' |
三宝鸟 (三寶鳥) 'three treasure bird' |
(佛法僧) 佛法僧 'buddha-law-monk' |
东方宽嘴转鸟 (東方寬嘴轉鳥) 'eastern wide-billed rolling bird' (old scientific name) 老鸹翠 (老鴰翠) 'crow-kingfisher' 阔嘴鸟 (闊嘴鳥) 'broad-billed bird' 海南了 'Hainan liao' (grackle?) |
파랑새 parang-sae 'blue bird' |
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