Copperwing

/ˈkɑpərˌwɪŋ/ noun

Definition

A bird or insect characterized by copper-colored wings, or a specific species with distinctive metallic copper-hued wing feathers.

Etymology

From 'copper' (the metal, from Latin 'cuprum') + 'wing' (from Old English 'winge'). Descriptive compound name common in ornithology and entomology.

Kelly Says

Bird and insect common names like 'copperwing' often come from amateur naturalists rather than formal taxonomy, making them wonderfully poetic but sometimes inconsistent across regions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
miedi አንበሳ (miedī anbēsa)
mee-dee an-beh-sah
ARالعربية
جناح نحاسي (janāḥ naḥāsī)
jan-ah nah-ha-see
BNবাংলা
কপারপক্ষী (koparpakhi)
koh-par-pak-hee
CACatalà
ala de coure
ah-lah deh koo-reh
CSČeština
měděné křídlo
meh-deh-neh kree-dloh
DADansk
kobberving
kob-ber-ving
DEDeutsch
Kupferrohr
koo-per-roh-r
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκώδες φτερό (chalkódes phtéro)
hal-koh-des fteh-roh
ESEspañol
alacobre
ah-lah-koh-breh
FAفارسی
بال پرcopper (bāl pur copper)
baal pur koh-per
FISuomi
kuparisiivet
koo-par-si-ee-vet
FRFrançais
ailecuivre
ayl-koo-ivruh
GUGU
તાંબા પક્ષી (taamba pakshi)
taam-ba pak-shee
HAHA
wuyar tsamin
woo-yar tsah-meen
HEעברית
כנף נחושת (knaf nechoshet)
knaf neh-kho-sheht
HIहिन्दी
तांबे पंख (taambhe pankh)
taam-beh pankh
HUMagyar
réz szárny
rez sha-rny
IDBahasa Indonesia
sayap tembaga
sayap tem-ba-ga
IGIG
ala ọkpụrụ
ah-lah oh-koo-pru
ITItaliano
ala di rame
ah-lah di rah-meh
JA日本語
銅翼 (どうよう)
doh-you
KKKK
көмек қанат (kömek qanat)
koh-mek qa-nat
KMKM
翅រង (ch'i rong)
chee rong
KO한국어
구리 날개 (guri nalgae)
goo-ri nal-gae
MRMR
तांबे पंख (taambhe pankh)
taam-beh pankh
MSBahasa Melayu
sayap tembaga
sayap tem-ba-ga
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြာလှူ (shwe pyar lhu)
shwe pyar lhoo
NLNederlands
kopervleugel
koh-per-vlee-gel
NONorsk
kobberving
kob-ber-ving
PAPA
ਕਾਂਸੀ ਪੰਛੀ (kaansi panchhi)
kaan-see panch-hee
PLPolski
skrzydło miedziane
sh-kzy-dloh m-ye-dzh-ah-neh
PTPortuguês
asa-de-cobre
ah-sah-deh-koh-breh
RORomână
aripă de cupru
ah-ree-pah deh koo-pru
RUРусский
медный крыло (mednyy krylo)
med-nyy kry-loh
SVSvenska
kopparving
koh-par-ving
SWKiswahili
shuka laini
shuh-kah la-ee-nee
TAதமிழ்
வெண்கலப் பறவை (vengal paṟavai)
ven-gal pa-rah-vai
TEతెలుగు
తాము పక్షి (tāmu pakṣi)
ta-moo pak-shee
THไทย
ปีกทองแดง (peeK thong daeng)
peek thong daeng
TLTL
mga pakpak na tanso
mga pak-pak na tan-so
TRTürkçe
bakır kanadı
bah-kehr ka-naht-ee
UKУкраїнська
мідна крило (midna krylo)
meed-nah kry-loh
URاردو
مسدس (masdās)
mas-das
VITiếng Việt
cánh đồng đỏ
canh dong do
YOYO
ala aja
ah-lah ah-jah
ZH中文
铜翼 (tóng yì)
tong yi
ZUZU
inkomo yasekuphe
in-koh-moh ya-seh-koo-pheh

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