Burdie

/ˈbɜːrdi/ noun

Definition

A dialectal Scottish or Northern English diminutive form of 'burd' (bird); a little bird.

Etymology

From 'burd' (bird) plus the diminutive suffix '-ie,' which is characteristic of Scottish English. Diminutive suffixes like '-ie' and '-y' are used across English dialects to show smallness or affection.

Kelly Says

Burdie reveals how Scottish English created a complete parallel diminutive system—while English has 'birdie,' Scottish preserved 'burdie' from its older 'burd,' showing distinct dialect paths from shared origins!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
🐦
🐦
ARالعربية
طائر صغير
ta-i-r sa-ghi-ir
BNবাংলা
ছোটো পাখি
cho-to pak-hi
CACatalà
ocell petit
o-cel pe-tit
CSČeština
malý pták
ma-lý pták
DADansk
lille fugl
li-lle fugl
DEDeutsch
kleines Vogelchen
klei-nes fo-gel-chen
ELΕλληνικά
μικρό πουλί
mi-kro poo-li
ESEspañol
pájaro pequeño
pa-ha-ro pe-que-ño
FAفارسی
پرنده کوچک
par-nan-de ku-chik
FISuomi
pieni lintu
pie-nen lin-tu
FRFrançais
petit oiseau
pe-ti o-is-eau
GUGU
છોટા પક્ષી
cho-ta pak-shi
HAHA
kwari
kwa-ri
HEעברית
ציפור קטנה
tsi-por ka-tan-a
HIहिन्दी
छोटा पक्षी
cho-ta pak-shi
HUMagyar
kis madár
kis ma-dar
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung kecil
bu-rung ke-cil
IGIG
nwa nnukwu
n-wa nn-uk-wu
ITItaliano
piccolo uccellino
pi-kol-o ucc-el-li-no
JA日本語
小さな鳥
chi-i-sa-na to-ri
KKKK
кіші жәй
ki-shi je-i
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-ba-al
KO한국어
작은 새
jak-eun sae
MRMR
छोटे पक्षी
cho-te pak-shi
MSBahasa Melayu
burung kecil
bu-rung ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
kya-u-k
NLNederlands
klein vogeltje
klein vog-elt-je
NONorsk
liten fugl
li-ten fugl
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਪੰਛੀ
chho-ta pan-ch-hee
PLPolski
mały ptak
ma-ly ptak
PTPortuguês
pequeno pássaro
pe-que-no pas-sa-ro
RORomână
un păsărișor
un pa-sa-ri-șor
RUРусский
маленькая птица
malen-kaya pi-t-sa
SVSvenska
litet fågel
li-tet fa-gel
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa ndege
m-to-to wa n-de-ge
TAதமிழ்
சிறு பறவை
chi-ru pa-ra-vai
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న పక్షి
chi-nna pak-shi
THไทย
นกตัวเล็ก
nok tua-lek
TLTL
maliit na ibon
ma-li-it na i-bon
TRTürkçe
küçük kuş
ku-çuk kuş
UKУкраїнська
маленька пташка
malen-ka ptash-ka
URاردو
چھوٹا پرندہ
cho-ta par-an-da
VITiếng Việt
con chim nhỏ
con chim nho
YOYO
ẹrọ
e-ro
ZH中文
小鸟
xiǎo niǎo
ZUZU
inkomo
in-ko-mo

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