General
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.
Given the remarkable similarity of the button quails (bustard quails or hemipodes) to the coturnix quails, it's not surprising that both types of bird are customarily called by the same name in pre-scientific language. In order to scientifically distinguish the button quails, the official naming in English treats them as a special type of quail.
In contrast, the Vietnamese classification takes the button quails as standard, i.e., in the official naming, the Vietnamese word for 'quail', Chim cun cút or Chim cút, is assigned to the button quails. The coturnix quails are given a new name: Cay, likely from French caille and seldom listed in ordinary dictionaries.
Chữ Nôm
Characters used for turnicids 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) |
| Cun cút |   |
| Chim cút |  ;  |
Species names
ABOUT THIS TABLE (Hover cursor to see) SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
VIETNAMESE |
EAST ASIAN |
S. E. ASIAN |
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English/French |
Vietnamese |
Other V |
Chinese (incl. Taiwan) |
Japanese |
Thai |
Malaysian |
Indonesian |
| Turnix sylvaticus Turnix sylvatica  |
Common buttonquail Small buttonquail Little Button-quail Little Bustard Quail Kurrichane Buttonquail Andalusian Hemipode Turnix mugissant |
Chim Cun cút nhỏ 'small quail (bird)' |
林三趾鹑 (林三趾鶉 ) 'forest three-toed quail' Taiwan: (林三趾鹑) 林三趾鶉 'forest three-toed quail' |
ヒメミフウズラ (姫三斑鶉) hime mi-fu uzura 'princess three-striped quail' |
นกคุ่มอืดเล็ก nók kʰûm èuut lék 'small plump-quail (bird)' |
Burung Gemak Tegalan 'moorland buttonquail' |
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| Turnix tanki |
Yellow-legged buttonquail Yellow-legged button-quail Yellow-legged bustard quail Burmese button quail Turnix indien |
Chim Cun cút lưng hung 'reddish-backed quail' |
黄脚三趾鹑 (黃腳三趾鶉 ) 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' Taiwan: (黄脚三趾鹑) 黃腳三趾鶉 'yellow-legged three-toed quail' |
チョウセンミフウズラ (朝鮮三斑鶉) chōsen mi-fu uzura 'Korean three-striped quail' |
นกคุ่มอืดใหญ่ nók kʰûm èuut yày 'large plump-quail (bird)' |
Burung Puyuh Kaki Kuning 'yellow-legged quail (bird)' (25) |
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| Turnix suscitator |
Barred Buttonquail Bustard Quail Common Bustard Quail Turnix combattant |
Chim Cun cút lưng nâu 'brown-backed quail' |
棕三趾鹑 (棕三趾鶉 ) 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' Taiwan: (棕三趾鹑) 棕三趾鶉 'reddishbrown three-toed quail' |
ミフウズラ (三斑鶉) mi-fu uzura 'three-striped quail' |
นกคุ่มอกลาย nók kʰûm òk-laay 'stripe-breasted quail (bird)' |
Burung Puyuh Tanah 'ground quail (bird)' (24, 25) Burung Puyuh 'quail (bird)' (26) |
Burung Gemak Loreng 'barred buttonquail (bird)' |
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