General
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The two Thai species of jacana have different names and both names are unusual.
Hydrophasianus chirurgus has an old name, นกอีแจว nók ii-caeew, where แจว caeew is originally both the name of the bird and a representation its call. Today the name occurs only with an incorporated old wildlife prefix, อี- ii-.
Metopidius indicus is named for a spice, นกพริก nók pʰrík 'chilli bird' (or 'capsicum bird').
The family name for the Jacanidae has recently changed. In (18, 19, 20, 21) it was วงศ์นกพริก woŋ nók pʰrík 'bronze-winged jacana family'. Now in (22, 23) it is วงศ์นกอีแจว woŋ nók ii-caeew 'pheasant-tailed jacana family'.
Species names
SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN |
THAI |
OTHER S. E. ASIAN |
EAST ASIAN |
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Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
Pheasant-tailed jacana | 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') |
Gà lôi nước 'water thunder-fowl/chicken (=gallopheasant)' (12, 13, 34) |
水雉 (水雉) 'water pheasant' Taiwan: (水雉) 水雉 'water pheasant' |
レンカク (蓮角) renkaku 'lotus horn' |
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| Metopidius | ||||||||
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Other Th |
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Indonesian |
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| Metopidius indicus |
Bronze-winged jacana | นกพริก nók pʰrík 'chilli/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') |
Gà lôi nước Ấn Độ 'Indian water thunder-fowl/chicken=(gallopheasant)' (12, 34) |
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' |
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Floating Menu by Milonic |
Tool tips by Walter Zorn |
