Definition
A pair of people who are deeply in love with each other, or colorful parrots that often stay in pairs.
Etymology
Compound of 'love' (Old English 'lufu') and 'birds' (Old English 'brid'). The term for the parrots came first (1600s), then metaphorically applied to human couples.
Kelly Says
Lovebirds are actually quite aggressive parrots—they fight constantly with other birds and even their mates! Yet the term 'lovebirds' became romantic because they stay bonded and are always together, ignoring the chaos around them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የፍቅር አራዊት
yə.fə.qər ʔa.ra.wit
ARالعربية
طير الحب
ṭayr al.ḥub
BNবাংলা
প্রেম পাখি
prem pakhi
CACatalà
ocells de l'amor
o.tʃɛls de l.a.mor
CSČeština
milenci
mi.len.t͡si
DADansk
kærlighedsfugle
kɛɐ̯.li.ɣæs.fʊ.ɡlə
DEDeutsch
Liebesvögel
liː.bəs.vøː.gəl
ELΕλληνικά
ερωτικά πουλιά
e.ro.ti.ká pu.liá
ESEspañol
pájaros de amor
pa.xa.ros de a.mor
FAفارسی
پرندگان عشق
parandeh.gān.e ʿešq
FISuomi
rakkauslintu
ra.kau.sul.in.tu
FRFrançais
tourtereaux
tuʁ.tə.ʁo
GUGU
પ્રેમ પક્ષી
prem pakṣī
HAHA
tsuntsaye na so
tsun.tsaje na so
HEעברית
ציפורי אהבה
tsi.po.ri a.ha.vah
HIहिन्दी
प्रेम पक्षी
prem pakṣī
HUMagyar
szerelmes madarak
sɛ.rɛl.mɛʃ ma.dar.ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung cinta
bu.ruŋ tʃin.tah
IGIG
nnụnụ ndị na-ahụ̀
n.nu.nu ndi na.a.hụ
ITItaliano
uccelli dell'amore
ut.tʃɛl.li del.la.mo.re
KKKK
махаббат құсы
ma.hab.bat qus
KMKM
សត្វចិញ្ច័ន
sa.tʋət cɨɲ.caɲ
KO한국어
사랑하는 새
sa.rang.ha.neun sae
MRMR
प्रेम पक्षी
prem pakṣī
MSBahasa Melayu
burung cinta
bu.ruŋ tʃin.tah
MYမြန်မာ
အချစ်သား
ʔa.tʃɛʔ.θaʔ
NLNederlands
liefdesvogels
lif.dəs.vɔ.xəl
NONorsk
kjærlighetsfugler
tʃæɾ.li.ɣæts.fʉɡ.lər
PAPA
ਪਿਆਰ ਦੇ ਪੰਛੀ
pi.aṛ de pan.tʃʰi
PLPolski
ptaki miłości
pʲa.ki mi.wɔɕ.t͡ɕi
PTPortuguês
pássaros de amor
pɐs.sɐ.ɾuz dɨ a.mɔɾ
RORomână
păsări de dragoste
pə.sə.ri de dra.goste
RUРусский
любовные птицы
lʲu.bɔv.nɨje ptɪ.t͡sɨ
SVSvenska
kärleksfåglar
cær.lɛks.fɔɡ.lar
SWKiswahili
ndege wa mapenzi
n.de.ge wa ma.pen.zi
TAதமிழ்
காதல் பறவை
kā.tal pa.ṟa.vai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రేమ పక్షులు
prēma pakṣulu
TLTL
mga ibon ng pag-ibig
ma.ŋa ʔi.bon ng pag.ʔi.big
TRTürkçe
aşk kuşları
aʃk kuʃ.la.ɾɯ
UKУкраїнська
птахи кохання
pʲta.xi ko.xan.nja
URاردو
محبت کی چڑیاں
mu.hab.bat kī ča.ṛi.yā̃
VITiếng Việt
chim tình yêu
tɪɳ jɨ ʔiəw
YOYO
ẹyẹ àláfíà
e.je a.la.fi.a
ZUZU
izinyoni zomthandazo
i.zi.njo.ni zo.mtha.nda.zo