General
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As in most languages, the Aegithalidae were named after the tits (Paridae) in Mongolian, using the name Сүүлт хөх бух süült khökh bukh 'tailed darkblue bull (=tit)'. This is due to the earlier assignment of the aegithalids to the Paridae.
Under the 2007 "binomial" names, however, the generic name for Aegithalos was modified to Хөхбухандай khökhbukhandai. This is based on the vernacular name Хөх бухандай khökh bukhandai 'darkblue bullock', which is used for certain kinds of small passerines (identity not clear). Бухандай bukhandai literally means 'male calf in its second year'. The renaming thus involves changing бух bukh, literally 'bull', to бухандай bukhandai, a word referring to a younger bull.
Inner Mongolia
In Inner Mongolian the long-tailed tits are known as Онхол задуулай oŋkhol zaduulai. Задуулай zaduulai is the usual term for the tits (Paridae) and онхол oŋkhol is of unknown meaning.
In Mongolia itself, Задуулай zaduulai is now ornithologically restricted to the Regulidae (kinglets).
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
MONGOLIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Turkish |
Aegithalos caudatus |
Long-tailed tit Длиннохвостая синица, Ополовник |
Сүүлт хөхбухандай ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠪᠣᠬᠠᠨᠳᠠᠢ süült khökh-bukhandai 'tailed darkblue bullock' |
Мөнгөн хоолойт онхол задуулай ᠮᠦᠩᠭᠦᠨ ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠯᠠᠢᠢᠲᠣ ᠣᠩᠬᠣᠯᠣ ᠵᠠᠳᠠᠣᠯᠠᠢ möŋgöŋ khooloit oŋkhol zaduulai 'silver-throated oŋkhol tit' (31, 33) |
Mongolia formerly: Сүүлт хөх бух ᠰᠡᠭᠦᠯᠲᠦ ᠬᠦᠬᠡ ᠪᠣᠬᠠ süült khökh bukh 'tailed darkblue bull (=tit)' |
银喉长尾山雀 (銀喉長尾山雀) 'silver-throated long-tailed mountain-sparrow' or 银喉山雀 (銀喉山雀) 'silver-throated mountain-sparrow' (alt in 1, 3) |
エナガ (柄長) e-naga 'long handle' |
오목눈이 omongnuni 'longtailedtit' |
Кезқұйрық шымшық kezquyrıq şımşıq 'long-tailed finch' |
Uzun Kuyruklu Baştankara 'long-tailed tit' |
Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
