Phrase guide

Java sparrow

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Java finch, ricebird, Padda oryzivora

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weaver, weaverbird, weaver finch

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عصفور جاوة — Java sparrow
  • Asturian: capuchín arroceru de Java — Java sparrow
  • Asturian: gorrión de Java — Java sparrow
  • Bihari: पैड्डा ओरिजिवोरा — Java sparrow
  • Bulgarian: оризарка (orizarka) — Java sparrow
  • Catalan: pardal de Java — Java sparrow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 禾雀 (héquè) — Java sparrow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 文鳥 /文鸟 (wén niǎo) — Java sparrow
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑芙蓉 — Java sparrow
  • Czech: rýžovník — Java sparrow
  • Danish: risfugl — Java sparrow
  • Dutch: rijstvogel — Java sparrow
  • Estonian: riisiamadiin — Java sparrow
  • Finnish: riisipeippo — Java sparrow
  • Finnish: riisilintu — Java sparrow
  • French: padda de Java — Java sparrow
  • French: calfat de Java — Java sparrow
  • French: moineau de Java — Java sparrow
  • German: Reisfink — Java sparrow
  • German: Reisamadine — Java sparrow
  • German: Reisnonne — Java sparrow
  • Hebrew: אורזית — Java sparrow
  • Hungarian: rizspinty — Java sparrow
  • Indonesian: gelatik jawa — Java sparrow
  • Irish: gealbhan Iávach — Java sparrow
  • Italian: padda — Java sparrow
  • Italian: fringuello di Giava — Java sparrow
  • Japanese: 文鳥 (bunchō) — Java sparrow
  • Javanese: gathik jawa — Java sparrow
  • Javanese: glathik bélong — Java sparrow
  • Korean: 문조 (munjo) — Java sparrow
  • Lithuanian: javos žvirblis — Java sparrow
  • Lithuanian: ryžinukas — Java sparrow
  • Malay: burung ciak jawa — Java sparrow
  • Malay: pipit padi jawa — Java sparrow
  • Norwegian: javarisfugl — Java sparrow
  • Persian: فنچ نرگسی — Java sparrow
  • Polish: ryżowiec siwy — Java sparrow
  • Portuguese: pardal de Java — Java sparrow
  • Portuguese: calafate — Java sparrow
  • Russian: ри́совка (rísovka) — Java sparrow
  • Slovak: ryžovník sivý — Java sparrow
  • Spanish: capuchino arrocero de Java — Java sparrow
  • Spanish: gorrión de Java — Java sparrow
  • Sundanese: galatik — Java sparrow
  • Swahili: zawaridi — Java sparrow
  • Swedish: risfågel — Java sparrow
  • Tagalog: mayang costa — Java sparrow
  • Tamil: ஜாவா சிட்டுக்குருவி (jāvā ciṭṭukkuruvi) — Java sparrow
  • Thai: นกกระจอกชวา — Java sparrow
  • Turkish: cava serçesi — Java sparrow
  • Turkish: cava ispinozu — Java sparrow
  • Turkish: cava pirinç kuşu — Java sparrow
  • Vietnamese: sẻ Java — Java sparrow
  • Welsh: cwyrbig Jafa — Java sparrow