General names
This list should be regarded as being 'in beta'. Information is based on dictionaries and other sources. Pronunciation still needs fine-tuning. Comments and corrections welcome.
The loons or divers have long been known in Mongolian as Ахууна akhuunn. This is the name that is almost universally listed in monolingual and bilingual dictionaries. However, in the most recent authoritative list of Mongolian bird names, the name Ахууна akhuunn is transferred to the genus Lagopus i.e., ptarmigans and Willow Grouse. The reason given is that actual local usage is to apply akhuunn to the ptarmigans, not the divers.
The new name proposed for the divers is Гахуун gakhuun, a term not carried in most dictionaries at all. The only meaning I have been able to find listed for gakhuun is 'astringent' or 'burnt' flavour.
Species names
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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
C. ASIAN |
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Latin |
English/Russian |
Mongolian |
Former & Other M |
Chinese |
Japanese |
Korean |
Kazakh |
| Gavia | |||||||
Gavia stellata |
Red-throated loon or Red-throated diver Краснозобая гагара |
Улаангүеэ гахуун ulaan-güee gakhuun 'red-throated gakhuun' |
Улаан омруут ахууна ulaan omruut akhuunn 'red-breasted akhuunn' |
红喉潜鸟 'red-throated diving bird' |
アビ (阿比) abi 'abi' |
아비 abi 'abi' |
Қаражемсаулы гагара |
| Gavia arctica |
Arctic loon or Black-throated diver Black-throated loon Чернозобая гагара |
Хилэнгүеэ гахуун khilengüee gakhuun 'velvet-throated gakhuun' |
Хилэн омруут ахууна khilen omruut akhuunn 'velvet-breasted akhuunn' |
黑喉潜鸟 'black-throated diving bird' or 绿喉潜鸟 'green-throated diving bird' (Alternative in 1) |
オオハム (大波武) ō-hamu 'hamu' (hamu written 'wave warrior') |
큰회색머리아비 keun-hoe-saeng-meori-abi 'large grey-colour-headed abi' |
Қызылжемсаулы гагара |
Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
