General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
Note on Vietnamese naming: With the exception of ducks and chickens, it is common for Vietnamese bird names to be preceded by the word Chim meaning 'bird', although it is normally omitted in Vietnamese bird lists. All bird names, whether they include chim or not, can be preceded by the classifier con, which is used for living creatures.
The Vietnamese name for the jacanas is Gà lôi nước 'water pheasant' (where 'pheasant' is literally 'thunder-fowl/chicken').
Species names
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VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
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Malaysian |
Indonesian |
Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
Pheasant-tailed jacana Jacana à longue queue |
Gà lôi nước 'water thunder-fowl/chicken (=pheasant)' |
水雉 (水雉) 'water pheasant' Taiwan: (水雉) 水雉 'water pheasant' |
レンカク (蓮角) renkaku 'lotus horn' |
นกอีแจว nók ii-caeew 'caeew bird' (onomat.) |
Burung Teratai Ekor Panjang 'long-tailed lotus-bird' (24, 26) Burung Teratai Besar 'large lotus-bird' (alt in 24) Burung Teratai Sayap Putih 'white-winged lotus-bird' (25) |
Burung-sepatu Teratai 'lotus shoe-bird' (sepatu from Portuguese sapato = 'shoe, footwear') |
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Other V |
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| Metopidius indicus |
Bronze-winged jacana Jacana bronzé |
Gà lôi nước Ấn Độ 'Indian water thunder-fowl/chicken=(pheasant)' |
铜翅水雉 (銅翅水雉) 'copper-winged water pheasant' |
アジアレンカク (アジア蓮角) ajia renkaku 'Asian lotus horn' |
นกพริก nók pʰrík 'chili/capsicum bird' |
Burung Teratai Tembaga 'copper lotus-bird' (24, 26) Burung Teratai Hitam 'black lotus-bird' (25) |
Burung-sepatu Picisan 'dimes shoe-bird' (sepatu from Portuguese sapato = 'shoe, footwear'; picisan 'dimes' is slang for 'low-quality', 'small-time' = 'lesser') |
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