Falconry

/ˈfɔːlkənri/ noun

Definition

The sport or practice of hunting with trained falcons or hawks, a tradition dating back thousands of years.

Etymology

From falcon plus the suffix -ry (practice or place). The term became formalized in Medieval English but the practice dates to ancient Mesopotamia and China.

Kelly Says

Falconry is the oldest sport continuously practiced by humans—emperors in ancient China hunted with falcons the same way medieval European kings did, separated by centuries but using identical techniques!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Falcon ማርያት
fal-con ma-ri-at
ARالعربية
صيد الصقور
sayd as-saqur
BNবাংলা
বাজ শিকার
baaz shi-kar
CACatalà
falconeria
fal-ko-ne-ri-a
CSČeština
sokolnictví
so-kol-nic-tv
DADansk
falkenjagt
fal-ken-jaght
DEDeutsch
Falkenjagd
fal-ken-yaht
ELΕλληνικά
κυνηγός φτερωτού
ky-ne-gos f-te-ro-to
ESEspañol
falconería
fal-ko-ne-ri-a
FAفارسی
شکار شاهین
sha-kar sha-hin
FISuomi
haukintorjunta
hau-kin-tor-junta
FRFrançais
fauconnerie
fo-kon-er-ee
GUGU
falcon શિકાર
fal-kon shi-kar
HAHA
falcon sha
fal-kon sha
HEעברית
ציד נשרים
tzid nesherim
HIहिन्दी
बाज़ शिकार
baaz shi-kar
HUMagyar
sasvadás
sas-va-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung elang pemburu
bur-ung e-lang pe-m-buru
IGIG
falcon hunting
fal-kon hunt-ing
ITItaliano
falconeria
fal-ko-ne-ri-a
JA日本語
ハリアー狩り
ha-ri-a-kari
KKKK
Falcon ауыс
fal-kon au-ys
KMKM
ការសម្លាប់ Falcon
kaar sam-la-ap fal-kon
KO한국어
매사냥
mae-sa-nyang
MRMR
falcon शिकार
fal-kon shi-kar
MSBahasa Melayu
burung pemburu elang
bur-ung pe-m-buru e-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ငှက် တိုက်ရာ
nghet toi-ya
NLNederlands
valktraining
valk-trai-ning
NONorsk
falkenjakt
fal-ken-jakt
PAPA
falcon شکار
fal-kon shi-kar
PLPolski
polowanie na sowy
po-lo-wa-nie na so-wi
PTPortuguês
falconaria
fal-ko-na-ri-a
RORomână
vânătoare cu acvilă
va-na-to-are cu ak-vi-la
RUРусский
соколиная охота
so-ko-lii-na-ya o-hota
SVSvenska
falkenjakt
fal-ken-jakt
SWKiswahili
kuwinda falcon
ku-win-da fal-kon
TAதமிழ்
வாலிபன் வேட்டை
va-li-pan ve-tta-i
TEతెలుగు
బావిలియన్ వేట
ba-vi-li-yan ve-ta
THไทย
การล่าสัตว์นกฟalcon
gaan laa sat nok fal-kon
TLTL
paglalaban ng ibon-falcon
pa-g-la-ba-an ng i-bon fal-kon
TRTürkçe
baykuş avı
bay-kush a-vi
UKУкраїнська
соколине полювання
so-ko-li-ne po-lyu-vannya
URاردو
بزنگر شکار
bez-an-gar shi-kar
VITiếng Việt
bắt chim ưng
bat chim ung
YOYO
falcon hunting
fal-kon hunt-ing
ZH中文
猎隼
liè shuān
ZUZU
ukuthwala kwesifalcon
u-ku-th-wa-la kwes-i-fal-kon

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