Kingfisher

/ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃər/ noun

Definition

A kingfisher is a brightly colored bird with a large head and long beak that dives into water to catch fish. It is often blue, green, or orange and lives near rivers, lakes, or coasts.

Etymology

Formed in English from “king” and “fisher”, possibly because of its striking colors or skill at fishing. The name goes back to Middle English and earlier Germanic forms.

Kelly Says

Kingfishers can see into water with impressive accuracy, timing their dives to beat light refraction that would trick human eyes. Their bright colors can look almost unreal, yet they’re hunting machines, not decorations. Nature often hides high-performance engineering inside beauty.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአሳ አባት
yäʾasa ʾabat
ARالعربية
سمكة ملكية
sumakatu malakiyya
BNবাংলা
মাছ ধরা পাখি
macʰ dʰɔra pākʰi
CACatalà
blauet
blawˈɛt
CSČeština
ledňáček
lɛdɲaːt͡ʃɛk
DADansk
isfugl
iˀsfoˀl
DEDeutsch
Eisvogel
ˈaɪsfoːɡl̩
ELΕλληνικά
αλκυόνη
alkyóni
ESEspañol
martín pescador
marˈtin peˈskaðoɾ
FAفارسی
ماهی‌گیر
māhī-gīr
FISuomi
kuningaskalastaja
kuniŋˈkɑsˌkɑlɑsˌtɑjɑ
FRFrançais
martin-pêcheur
maʁtɛ̃ pɛʃœʁ
GUGU
માછીમાર
mācʰīmār
HAHA
tsuntsu
tsuntsu
HEעברית
מלכית הדייג
malkit ha-dayaɡ
HIहिन्दी
मछली पकड़ने वाला
macʰlī pakṛne vālā
HUMagyar
jégmadár
jeːɡmaːdaːr
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung kipas
buˈruŋ kɪˈpas
IGIG
kingfisher
kingfisher
ITItaliano
martin pescatore
marˈtin peˈskaːtoɾe
JA日本語
カワセミ
kawasemi
KKKK
балықшы құс
balɯqʃɯ qus
KMKM
សត្វមានរូបរាងស្រដៀងនឹងក្រពើ
sɑtv mien ruəp rɑŋ sɑdɪəŋ nɨŋ kɑpɨə
KO한국어
물총새
mulchong-sae
MRMR
मासेमार
māsēmār
MSBahasa Melayu
burung kipas
buˈruŋ kɪˈpas
MYမြန်မာ
ငါးဖမြီးငှက်
ŋaː pʰəmjɪ́ ŋɡeɪʔ
NLNederlands
ijsvogel
ɛisˈvoːxəl
NONorsk
isfugl
iːsˌfoʉl
PAPA
ਮੱਛੀ ਫੜਨ ਵਾਲਾ
macʰī phaṛan vālā
PLPolski
królówka
krulˈufka
PTPortuguês
pica-pau
piˈka paw
RORomână
pescăruș
peskəˈruʃ
RUРусский
зимородок
zʲimɐˈroːdək
SVSvenska
kungsfiskare
koŋsfɪsˈkɑːrɛ
SWKiswahili
ndege ya uvuvi
nɛdɛɣɛ jɑ ʊβuvi
TAதமிழ்
மீன் பிடிக்கும் பறவை
mīṉ piṭikkum paṟavai
TEతెలుగు
చేపల వేటగాడు
cēpala vēṭagāḍu
THไทย
นกกะรางหัวขวาน
nók kràːraaŋ hǔa kʰwǎːn
TLTL
panghahawakan
paŋhaˈhawaːkan
TRTürkçe
yalı çapkını
jaːlɯ t͡ʃapˈkɯnɯ
UKУкраїнська
зимородок
zʲimɐˈroːdɔk
URاردو
مچھلی کا شکار
macʰlī kā śikār
VITiếng Việt
chim bói cá
t͡ɕim ˀɓɔj˧˦ kaː
YOYO
ẹyẹ ọkun
ẹyẹ ɔkun
ZH中文
翠鸟
cuì niǎo
ZUZU
inyoni yezemanzini
inyoni yezemanzini

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