Definition
A bittern (a wading bird) or a related term for the bird, possibly referring to its call sound that resembles 'bumping' sounds in marshes.
Etymology
Compound combining 'bitter' (possibly a folk etymology or dialectal variation of bittern) with 'bump,' which may refer to the booming call sound the bird makes during breeding season.
Kelly Says
Bittern booming calls can reach 100 decibels and travel for miles—it's one of the loudest bird sounds in North America, and the 'bump' or 'boom' sound terrified people in swamps who'd never seen the source, leading to countless folklore creatures.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
CACatalà
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
DEDeutsch
Bitterbusch
bee-ter-boosh
ELΕλληνικά
πικρός
pik-ros
ESEspañol
amargor
ah-mar-gor
FISuomi
makeinen
mah-kee-nen
FRFrançais
bouillon amer
boo-ee-yon ah-mer
GUGU
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
HAHA
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
HUMagyar
keserű
ke-ser-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pahit
pah-heet
IGIG
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
ITItaliano
amaro
ah-mah-roh
KKKK
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
KMKM
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
MRMR
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
MSBahasa Melayu
pahit
pah-heet
MYမြန်မာ
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
NLNederlands
bittere
bee-ter-eh
PAPA
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
PTPortuguês
amargor
ah-mar-gor
RUРусский
горький
gorykiy
SWKiswahili
chungu
choon-goo
UKУкраїнська
гіркий
hir-kiy
VITiếng Việt
ngọt đắng
ngot dang
YOYO
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp
ZUZU
Bitterbump
Bee-ter-boomp