Otididae
Тоодогийнхон
toodogiŋkhoŋ

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The normal Mongolian word for the bustard is Тоодог toodog (also Тодог todog). Less common is the term Гоорвис goorvis or Гоорбис goorbis (depending on the dictionary -- strictly speaking Гоорвис goorvis is the expected form in modern Mongolian), which, however, in Ornithological Mongolian is applied not to the bustards but to the Honey Buzzards (genus Pernis).

The term Тоодог toodog may be related to Kazakh Дуадақ dwadaq. The Buryat name for the bustard is Тоодог toodog.

Ornithological naming

Under the 2007 nomenclature, in order to distinguish between genera, Тоодог toodog is used for the genus Otis and Тоодгой toodgoi (not listed in dictionaries) for the genus Chlamydotis. The second name makes use of a common device in Mongolia, that of adding a long or diphthongised vowel at the end of the word (e.g., see Accipitridae). The main drawback is that in everyday usage no distinction is likely to be perceived between a Тоодог toodog and a Тоодгой toodgoi.

Species names

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SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MONGOLIAN			EAST ASIAN			TURKIC
Otis
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Otis tarda	Great bustard Дрофа, Дудак	Хонин тоодог ᠬᠣᠨᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭorᠬᠣᠨᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭ khoniŋ toodog 'sheep bustard'	Тоодог ᠲᠣᠳᠠᠭorᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭ toodog 'bustard' (31, 32)	Mongolia formerly: Тоодог ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭorᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭ toodog 'bustard'	大鸨 (大鴇) dà bǎo 'large bustard'	ノガン (野雁 ~ 鴇) no-gan 'field-goose'	느시 neusi 'bustard'	Дуадақ dwadaq 'bustard'	Toy 'bustard' or Büyük Toy 'large bustard'
Chlamydotis
Latin	English/Russian	Mongolian	Inner M	Other M	Chinese	Japanese	Korean	Kazakh	Turkish
Chlamydotis undulata Otis undulata	Houbara bustard Вихляй, Джек, Дрофа-красотка	Жороо тоодгой ᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭᠠᠢorᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭᠠᠢ joroo toodgoi 'ambling bustard (variant form)'	Жороо тоодог ᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭ orᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭ joroo toodog 'ambling bustard' (32)	Mongolia formerly: Жороо тоодог ᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠳᠠᠭorᠵᠢᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠭ joroo toodog 'ambling bustard'	波斑鸨 (波斑鴇) bō bān bǎo 'wave stripe bustard'	フサエリショウノガン (房襟小野雁 ~ 房襟小鴇) fusa-eri shō no-gan 'tuft-collared small field-goose'		Жек дуадақ jek dwadaq 'jek bustard'	Yakalı Toy 'collared bustard'

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