whimbrel

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Uncertain. Perhaps from whimper + -el, alluding to the sound of its cry.

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: kleinwulp — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Albanian: kojlik mesatar — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Bulgarian: малък свирец (malǎk svirec) — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Catalan: polit — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Catalan: xarlot petit — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Danish: lille regnspove — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Dutch: regenwulp — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Faroese: spógvi — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Finnish: pikkukuovi — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• French: courlis corlieu — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• West-Frisian: wetterwylp — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• German: Regenbrachvogel — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Hungarian: kis póling — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Icelandic: spói — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Irish: crotach eanaigh — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Irish: crotach samhraidh — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Italian: chiurlo piccolo — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Italian: chiurletto — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Italian: chiurlotto mezzano — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Japanese: 中杓鴫 (chuu-shakushigi) — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Korean: 중부리도요 (jungburidoyo) — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Lower Tanana: donadha — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Norwegian: småspove — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Polish: kulik — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Portuguese: maçarico-galego — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Romagnol: ciurlìn — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Romanian: culic mic — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Russian: сре́дний кроншне́п (srédnij kronšnép) — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Russian: кроншне́п (kronšnép) — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Northern Sami: guškkástat — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Scottish Gaelic: eun-bealltainne — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Scottish Gaelic: guilbneach-beag — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Scottish Gaelic: far-ghuilbneach — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Spanish: zarapito — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Swahili: membe sautisaba — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Swedish: småspov — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Turkish: sürmeli kervan çulluğu — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Venetan: taragnòła — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Welsh: coegylfinir — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus
• Zealandic: druup — a large wading bird, Numenius phaeopus