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General names
The following is based on analysis of dictionaries and other sources. Comments and corrections are welcome.
The Vietnamese word for 'sparrow' is Sẻ. Unmodified, this refers to Passer montanus, which is the common local sparrow. (Apart from the sparrows, the word is also used in the names of the bushchats and some buntings and finches). P. montanus has a number of local variant names.
Species names
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Passer rutilans |
Russet sparrow Cinnamon sparrow Ruddy sparrow Moineau rutilant |
Sẻ hung 'reddish sparrow' |
山麻雀 'mountain sparrow' Taiwan: 山麻雀 'mountain sparrow' |
ニュウナイスズメ (入内雀) nyūnai suzume 'enter inside sparrow' (Characters for nyūnai refer to conferral of 'inner' court rank, up from provincial 'outer' rank. Characters do not represent actual etymology.) |
นกกระจอกป่าท้องเหลือง nók grà-jòk bpàa tóng lĕuang 'yellow-bellied jungle sparrow' |
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| Passer flaveolus |
Plain-backed sparrow Pegu house sparrow Moineau flavéole |
Sẻ bụi vàng 'golden bush sparrow' |
黄腹麻雀 'yellow-bellied sparrow' |
セアカスズメ (背赤雀) se-aka suzume 'red-backed sparrow' |
นกกระจอกตาล nók grà-jòk dtaan 'sugar-palm (=chestnut-coloured) sparrow' |
Ciak Arnab 'rabbit cheeping (bird)' |
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| Passer montanus |
Eurasian tree sparrow Tree sparrow Moineau friquet |
Sẻ 'sparrow' |
Chim sẻ 'sparrow bird' Sẻ sẻ 'sparrow' (Central dialects) Se sẻ 'sparrow' (Central and Southern dialects) Chim ri 'sparrow' (Southern dialects) Chim thẻ 'sparrow' (Northern dialects) |
麻雀 'sparrow' 树麻雀 'tree sparrow' (Alternative in 1, 3) Taiwan: 麻雀 'sparrow' |
スズメ (雀) suzume 'sparrow' |
นกกระจอกบ้าน nók grà-jòk bâan 'house sparrow' |
Ciak Urasia 'Eurasian cheeping (bird)' Ciak Eurasia 'Eurasian cheeping (bird)' |
Burunggereja Erasia 'Eurasian church-bird' |
Floating Menu by Milonic |
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