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Харзлайнхан
kharzlaiŋkhaŋ

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hé-wū kē

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hé-wū kē

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kawa-garasu ka

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mul-kkamagwi-gwa

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General names

This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Many Kazakh, Turkish, and Korean glosses are highly tentative. Comments and corrections welcome.

The Mongolian name for the White-throated Dipper is Гялаан омруут gyalaaŋ omruut, which appears to mean 'shining breasted' (the alternative form Гялан омруут gyalaŋ omruut is clearer on this point, as гялан gyalaŋ is quite clearly 'shining').

The 2007 official names use the name Харзлай kharzlai, which is not found in normal dictionaries. At a guess, the name is derived from the verb харзлах kharzlakh, which means 'stay unfrozen', referring to patches of water that don't freeze in winter. The proposed etymology is lent some credence by the tendency of White-throated Dippers to remain at swift hill streams during winter as long as there is open water.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN
MONGOLIAN
EAST ASIAN
TURKIC
Cinclus                
Latin
English/Russian
Mongolian
Former & Other M
Chinese (incl. Taiwan)
Japanese
Korean
Kazakh
Turkish
Cinclus cinclus
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White-throated dipper
Dipper
Обыкновенная оляпка
Гялааномруут харзлай
gyalaaŋ-omruut kharzlai
'shining?-breasted kharzlai'
Гялаан омруут
gyalaaŋ omruut
'shining ? breasted'
Гялан омруут
gyalaŋ omruut
'shining breasted'
河乌
hé-wū
'river-crow'
or
普通河乌
pǔtōng hé-wū
'common river-crow' (Alternative in 5)
ムナジロカワガラス
(胸白川烏 or 胸白河烏)
muna-jiro kawa-garasu
'white-breasted river-crow'
  Кәдімгі сушылқара
kädimgi swşılqara
'true water-black'
Derekuşu
'stream bird'
(Site uses UK spelling, e.g., "grey-coloured")