Brantail

/ˈbræn.teɪl/ noun

Definition

A dialectal or archaic term possibly referring to a type of plant or a brant-related creature, though historical usage is unclear.

Etymology

Compound of 'brant' (the goose) and 'tail,' suggesting either a bird with a distinctive tail or a plant resembling something brant-related. The term appears rarely in historical botanical or dialectal texts.

Kelly Says

This word shows how people create compound words to name things they observe in nature, and many such creative 'folk names' disappeared as scientific naming took over.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ጫ尾
en-k-u-lal ch-a-o
ARالعربية
ذيل البطة
dhi-il al-bita
BNবাংলা
মোরগের লেজ
mor-gerer lej
CACatalà
cua del pato
kwaa del pah-toh
CSČeština
kachení ocas
ka-che-ni oh-cas
DADansk
andens hale
an-dens ha-le
DEDeutsch
Entenohr
ent-en-ohr
ELΕλληνικά
ουρά πάπιας
oo-rah pa-p-yas
ESEspañol
cola de pato
koh-la deh pah-toh
FAفارسی
دم غاز
dam ghaz
FISuomi
hanhen häntä
han-hen hen-ta
FRFrançais
queue de canard
kɛk də kanad
GUGU
કાંકરીનો પગ
kaan-kari-no pag
HAHA
gugu
goo-goo
HEעברית
זנב של ברווז
zenav shel brooz
HIहिन्दी
बत्तख की पूंछ
battak kee poonch
HUMagyar
libac farok
lee-bahk fa-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekor bebek
e-kor be-bek
IGIG
eke ala
eh-keh ah-lah
ITItaliano
coda di anatra
koh-dah dee ah-nuh-tra
JA日本語
カモの尻尾
kamono shiri-o
KKKK
бұлдырық
bul-dyr-ik
KMKM
ពងស្លាក
pong slak
KO한국어
오리 꼬리
ori kko-ri
MRMR
काकडीचे पंख
ka-ka-d-iche pankh
MSBahasa Melayu
ekor angsa
e-kor ang-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chaw-k-yee
NLNederlands
eendenstaart
ee-den-sta-art
NONorsk
andestakk
an-de-stakk
PAPA
ਕਾਂਗਰੇ ਦਾ ਪੰਛੀ
kaan-greh da panch-ee
PLPolski
ogonka kaczek
oh-gon-ka ka-chekh
PTPortuguês
rabo de pato
ra-bo deh pah-toh
RORomână
coada de gâscă
koh-ada deh gash-kuh
RUРусский
хвост утки
hvoost uhtki
SVSvenska
andfjäder
and-fyoo-der
SWKiswahili
mkia ya bata
m-kia ya ba-ta
TAதமிழ்
வகையான பறவை
va-kai-yaan par-vai
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డు పక్షి
gu-ddu pak-shi
THไทย
หางเป็ด
haang ped
TLTL
dulo ng ibon
doo-loh ng ee-bon
TRTürkçe
kazık
kah-zik
UKУкраїнська
хвіст качки
hv-ist kach-ki
URاردو
بٹے کا دم
ba-tay ka dam
VITiếng Việt
đuôi vịt
dwoh-i veeht
YOYO
ẹ̀gùn
eh-goon
ZH中文
鸭尾巴
yā wěi ba
ZUZU
umgubo
oom-goo-bo

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