Falconidae
Họ Cắt

General names

The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Thai names are currently being revised. Comments and corrections are welcome.

Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is normal for Vietnamese bird names to include the word Chim meaning 'bird', even where not indicated in the tables. All bird and animal names can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.

The Vietnamese name for the falcons is Cắt. The falconets (Polihierax and Microhierax) are known simply as Cắt nhỏ or 'small falcons'.

The Vietnamese idiom nhanh như cắt 'quick as a falcon' is equivalent to 'quick as a flash'. The Vietnamese word cắt, pronounced with a short, sharp rise in intonation, gives a greater impression of briskness and speed than English 'falcon'.

Chữ Nôm

Characters used for falconids in the now obsolete Chữ Nôm characters include:

Name	Chữ Nôm Images from the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation dictionary. (Errors are the sole responsibility of the author of this site)
Cắt

Species names

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FALCONINAE
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		VIETNAMESE		EAST ASIAN		S. E. ASIAN
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malay	Indonesian
Polihierax
Polihierax insignis	White-rumped Falcon Feilden's Falconet Fauconnet à collier	Cắt nhỏ họng trắng 'white-throated small falcon'	Cắt nhỏ hông trắng 'white-rumped small falcon'	白腰侏隼 bái-yāo zhū sǔn 'white-rumped pygmy falcon' (4) 缅甸侏隼 Miǎndiàn zhū sǔn 'Burmese pygmy falcon' (5)	ハイイロヒメハヤブサ (灰色姫隼) hai-iro hime hayabusa 'grey-coloured princess falcon'	เหยี่ยวเล็กตะโพกขาว yìaw lék tà-pʰôok-kʰăawŋ 'white-rumped small hawk'
Microhierax
Microhierax caerulescens	Collared falconet Red-thighed falconet Fauconnet à collier	Cắt nhỏ bụng hung 'reddish-bellied small falcon'		红腿小隼 hóng-tuǐ xiǎo sǔn 'red-legged small falcon'	モモアカヒメハヤブサ (股赤姫隼) momo-aka hime hayabusa 'red-thighed princess falcon'	เหยี่ยวแมลงปอขาแดง yìaw ma-laeeng-poaa kʰăa-daeeŋ 'red-legged dragonfly hawk'
Microhierax melanoleucos	Pied falconet White-legged falconet Fauconnet noir et blanc	Cắt nhỏ bụng trắng 'white-bellied small falcon'		白腿小隼 bái-tuǐ xiǎo sǔn 'white-legged small falcon' or 小隼 xiǎo sǔn 'small falcon' (Alternative in 1)	マダラヒメハヤブサ (斑姫隼) madara hime hayabusa 'spotted princess falcon'
Falco
Falco tinnunculus	Common kestrel Eurasian kestrel Kestrel Faucon crécerelle	Cắt lưng hung 'reddish-backed falcon'		红隼 hóng sǔn 'red falcon' Taiwan: 紅隼 hóng zhǔn 'red falcon'	チョウゲンボウ (長元坊) chōgenbō 'chogenbo'	เหยี่ยวเคสเตรล yìaw kʰêet-treen 'kestrel hawk' (kʰêet-treen from English 'kestrel')	Burung Falko Serani 'serani falcon bird' Burung Helang Kestrel 'hawk/eagle kestrel bird'	Alapalap Erasia 'Eurasian falcon'
Falco amurensis	Amur falcon Eastern red-footed falcon Manchurian red-footed falcon Red-legged falcon Faucon de l'Amour	Cắt Amur 'Amur falcon' (13)		红脚隼 hóng-jiǎo sǔn 'red-footed falcon' (1, 2, 4, 5) 阿穆尔隼 Āmū'ěr sǔn 'Amur falcon' (3) Note Taiwan: 紅腳隼 hóng-jiǎo zhǔn 'red-footed falcon'	アカアシチョウゲンボウ (赤足長元坊) aka-ashi chōgenbō 'red-legged chogenbo'	เหยี่ยวตีนแดง yìaw tiin-daeeŋ 'red-footed hawk'	Burung Falko Lalat 'fly falcon bird'
Falco columbarius	Merlin Faucon émerillon	Cắt lưng xám 'grey-backed falcon'		灰背隼 huī-bèi sǔn 'grey-backed falcon' Taiwan: 灰背隼 huī-bèi zhǔn 'grey-backed falcon'	コチョウゲンボウ (小長元坊) ko chōgenbō 'small chogenbo'	เหยี่ยวเมอร์ลิน yìaw moee-lin 'merlin hawk' (moee-lin from English 'merlin') also นกเหยี่ยวยุโรปขนาดเล็ก nók-yìeow-yú-rôhp-kà-nàat-lék 'small-size European hawk (bird)'
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malay	Indonesian
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian hobby Northern hobby Hobby Faucon hobereau	Cắt Trung Quốc 'Chinese falcon'		燕隼 yàn-sǔn 'swallow falcon' Taiwan: 燕隼 yàn-zhǔn 'swallow falcon'	チゴハヤブサ (稚児隼) chigo hayabusa 'child falcon'	เหยี่ยวฮอบบี้ยุโรป yìaw yú-rôop hôaap-bîi 'European hobby hawk' (hôaap-bîi from English 'hobby')	Burung Falko Utara 'northern falcon bird'	Alapalap Walet 'swallow falcon'
Falco severus	Oriental hobby Faucon aldrovandin	Cắt bụng hung 'reddish-bellied falcon'		猛隼 měng-sǔn 'savage falcon'	ミナミチゴハヤブサ (南稚児隼) minami chigo hayabusa 'southern child falcon'	เหยี่ยวฮอบบี้ yìaw hôaap-bîi 'hobby hawk' (hôaap-bîi from English 'hobby')	Burung Falko Timor 'eastern falcon bird'	Alapalap Macan 'tiger falcon'
Falco jugger	Laggar falcon Faucon laggar	Cắt Ấn Độ 'Indian falcon'		印度猎隼 Yìndù liè-sǔn 'Indian hunting falcon'	ラガーハヤブサ (ラガー隼) ragā hayabusa 'laggar falcon'
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine falcon Faucon pèlerin	Cắt lớn 'large falcon'		游隼 yóu sǔn 'roaming falcon' Taiwan: 遊隼 yóu zhǔn 'roaming falcon' Former Taiwan: 隼 zhǔn 'falcon' (former official alternative)	ハヤブサ (隼) hayabusa 'falcon'	เหยี่ยวเพเรกริน yìaw pʰee-ree-krin 'peregrine hawk' (pʰee-ree-krin from English 'peregrine')	Burung Falko Belalang 'locust falcon bird' Burung Helang Peregrine 'peregrine hawk/eagle bird'	Alapalap Kawah 'crater ? falcon'
Latin	English/French	Vietnamese	Other V	Chinese	Japanese	Thai	Malay	Indonesian

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