Definition
A small seabird; another name for the little auk, a tiny Arctic bird that dives into the water to feed.
Etymology
From 'dove' (the diving motion) and 'key' (possibly from Scandinavian 'keje' or related to 'auk'). The bird's diving behavior inspired its name.
Kelly Says
Dovekeys are absolutely tiny birds—only about 20 centimeters long—yet they migrate thousands of miles across the Arctic Ocean and can dive deeper than penguins!
Translations
ARالعربية
مفتاح الحمام
muftah al-ḥammām
BNবাংলা
কাকতালীয় কী
kakatalīẏa kī
CACatalà
tecla de colom
tɛk-la də ko-lom
CSČeština
klávesa holubí
klavesa holubí
DADansk
duetastat
døː-tastat
DEDeutsch
Tauben-Taste
taubn-taist
ELΕλληνικά
κλειδί περιστεριού
kleidi peristériou
ESEspañol
tecla de paloma
TEK-la deh pa-LO-ma
FAفارسی
کلید کبک
klıd kabk
FISuomi
kyyhkypainik
kyyhky-painik
FRFrançais
touche de la colombe
tuʃʃ də la kɔlɔm
HAHA
kwanar dangi
kwanar dan-gi
HEעברית
לחצן יונה
lach-sen yo-nah
HIहिन्दी
कबूतर की कुंजी
kabutar ki kunji
HUMagyar
galambbillentyű
galamb-billentyű
IDBahasa Indonesia
tombol merpati
tombol merpati
IGIG
akụkụ ọnwụ
a-ku-ku ɔn-wu
ITItaliano
chiave di colomba
kjaːve di kolˈɔmba
KMKM
ចង្កៀងរង
chǎŋ-kǐaŋ rǒng
MRMR
बांबूची कळस
bāmbūchī kaḷas
MSBahasa Melayu
kunci merpati
kunci merpati
MYမြန်မာ
ငှက်ကျွန်း
ngha-k-kyun
NLNederlands
duiftoets
dœyf-tœts
PAPA
ਕਬੂਤਰ ਦੀ ਕਲੀ
kabutar dī kalī
PLPolski
klawisz gołębia
klawisz gɔˈwɛmbja
PTPortuguês
tecla de pomba
tɛk-la dɛ ˈpɔm.bɐ
RORomână
cheie porumbei
kje-e po-ru-mbei
RUРусский
ключ голубя
ključ golubja
SVSvenska
fågelnyckel
fågel-nyckel
SWKiswahili
funguo wa njiwa
funguo wa njiwa
TAதமிழ்
பறவை கீ
parava kī
TEతెలుగు
నก చిప్
naga chippu
THไทย
ปุ่มนกพิราบ
pum nok-phi-rap
TLTL
pindutan ng kalapati
pin-du-tan ng ka-la-pa-ti
TRTürkçe
güvercin tuşu
ɟüvercin tuʃu
UKУкраїнська
клавіша голуба
klavy-sha goluba
URاردو
کبوتر کی کلید
kabutar ki cléed
VITiếng Việt
phím bồ câu
phím bồ câu
YOYO
kẹẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ̀
kẹẹ̀ ẹ̀kọ̀
ZUZU
ikhwala yezulu
i-khwa-la ye-zu-lu