Passeridae / Гоошувууныхан (Gooshuvuunykhan)

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.

Mongolian has a number of names for the sparrow. The standard name is Бор шувуу bor shuvuu meaning 'brown bird' (occasionally Боршубуу borshubuu). In Inner Mongolia, at least, Бялзуухай bilzuukhai is also used for the sparrow, also found as Бор бялзуухай bor bilzuukhai 'brown sparrow'. (The name Бялзуухай bilzuukhai is used in Mongolian as an ill-defined term for small passerine birds -- one Mongolian-English dictionary defines it as 'birdie'). The House Sparrow is also known as Хятруу khitruu.

Another name for one kind of sparrow is Богшоодой bogshoodoi. The name Эргийн бор богшоодой ergin bor bogshoodoi 'shore brown sparrow' is said to refer to 'a kind of grey sparrow that lives in valleys and steppes'.

Another name is Богширго bogshirag (also Бор богширго bor bogshirag), which closely resembles the names of larks. In the latest official names, Богширго bogshirag has been assigned to the Alauda larks.

Finally, one curious name is Хөх бор азрага khökh bor azrag 'blue brown three-yearling', where азрага azrag is a breeding horse over three years of age.

Regularised names:

The 2007 regularised names expand the repertoire of names to fit the scientific genera.

The name Богшоодой bogshoodoi is pressed into service for the snowfinch (Montifringilla). Also adopted are two words not found in dictionaries: Божирог bojirog (which appears to be a variant of Богширго bogshirag and Божрого bojrog, both names for the larks) and Боршуу borshuu.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN		EAST ASIAN			C. ASIAN
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh
Passer
Passer ammodendri	Saxaul sparrow Саксаульный воробей	Загийн боршувуу zagin bor-shuvuu 'saxaul brown-bird'	Загийн бор шувуу zagin bor shuvuu 'saxaul brown bird'	黑顶麻雀 hēi-dǐng má-què 'black-capped sparrow' 西域麻雀 xī-yù má-què 'Western region sparrow' (Alternative in 1)	ノウメンスズメ (能面雀) nō-men suzume 'Noh mask sparrow' (bird's face resembles mask used in traditional Noh theatre)		Сексеуіл торғайы
Passer domesticus	House sparrow Домовый воробей	Оронгийн боршувуу orongin bor-shuvuu 'orongin brown-bird'	Оронгийн бор шувуу orongin bor shuvuu 'orongin brown bird'	家麻雀 jiā má-què 'house sparrow'	イエスズメ (家雀) ie suzume 'house sparrow'	집참새 jip-cham-sae 'house sparrow bird'	Үй торғайы
Passer montanus	Eurasian tree sparrow Tree sparrow Полевой воробей	Хээрийн боршувуу kheerin bor-shuvuu 'steppe brown-bird'	Хээрийн бор шувуу kheerin bor shuvuu 'steppe brown bird'	麻雀 má-què 'sparrow' 树麻雀 shù má-què 'tree sparrow' (Alternative in 1, 3)	スズメ (雀) suzume 'sparrow'	참새 cham-sae 'sparrow bird'	Жауторғай
Petronia
Petronia petronia	Rock sparrow Streaked rock sparrow Rock petronia Каменный воробей	Хадны боршуу khadni borshuu 'stone borshuu'	Хадний бор шувуу khadni bor shuvuu 'stone brown bird'	石雀 shí-què 'stone sparrow'	イワスズメ (岩雀) iwa suzume 'rock sparrow'		Тас торғайы
Montifringilla
Montifringilla nivalis	White-winged snowfinch White-winged snow finch Snow finch	Цасны богшоодой tsasny bogshoodoi 'snow bogshoodoi'	Цасны бор шувуу tsasny bor shuvuu 'snow brown bird'	白斑翅雪雀 bái-bān-chì xuě-què 'white streak winged snow sparrow'	ユキスズメ (雪雀) yuki-suzume 'snow sparrow'		Қар құнақ
Pyrgilauda
Pyrgilauda davidiana Montifringilla davidiana	Père David's snow finch Small snowfinch David's snow finch Альпийский вьюрок	Монгол божирог Mongol bojirog 'Mongolian bojirog'	Монгол бор шувуу Mongol bor shuvuu 'Mongolian brown bird'	黑喉雪雀 hēi-hóu xuě-què 'black-throated snow sparrow'	モウコユキスズメ (蒙古雪雀) Mōko yuki-suzume 'Mongolian snow sparrow'
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Former & Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh

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