barramundi

English

Etymology

Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland, but this cannot be confirmed.

Noun

barramundi (plural barramundis)

1. A species of diadromous fish, Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.

Synonyms

• Asian sea bass

Translations

species of diadromous fish

• Acehnese: kakap putéh
• Bardi: iingalan
• Bengali: দেশি ভেটকি (deśi bheṭki)
• Bunaba: balga
• Burarra: rajarra
• Burmese: ကကတစ် (my) (ka.ka.tac)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尖吻鱸, 尖吻鲈 (jiānwěnlú), 巴拉曼底魚, 巴拉曼底鱼 (bālāmàndǐyú), 盲鰽, 盲鰽 (mángqiú or mángcáo)

• Dayi: balin
• Dhuwal: balin
• Djinang: djundjarr
• Dyaabugay: djilibiri, wubanbarra
• Finnish: barramundi
• French: barramundi m
• Gadjerawang: jaliwang
• German: Barramundi m
• Gooniyandi: balga
• Gumatj: watjarrkaḻi(')
• Gunwinggu: namarngorl, birlmu
• Gupapuyngu: watjarrkaḻi(')
• Gurindji: manyirrkirla
• Guugu Yimidhirr: murrabal
• Indonesian: kakap putih
• Italian: barramundi m
• Japanese: バラマンディ (baramandi)
• Jaru: barlka
• Kapampangan: apap
• Karadjeri: manti

• Kitja: tayiwul
• Koko-Bera: mvnychén
• Korean: 큰입선농어 (keunipseonnong-eo), 바라문디 (baramundi)
• Kuku-Thaypan: albeng
• Kuku-Yalanji: kudi, (Nyungkal) murrabal
• Malay: ikan siakap
• Mangala: matinyanu
• Miriwung: djaliwang
• Ngandi: mirici
• Ngarinyin: ilagnguntyn
• Nyigina: mirangoo
• Nyulnyul: karajarr
• Pakanha: wachin
• Portuguese: perca-gigante f, barramundi m
• Rembarunga: djirrmar
• Ritarungo: mirritji
• Russian: барраму́нди f (barramúndi)
• Spanish: barramundi m
• Tamil: கொடுவா மீன் (koṭuvā mīṉ)
• Telugu: పండుగప్ప (te) (paṇḍugappa)
• Thai: ปลากะพงขาว (bplaa gà pong kăao)
• Vietnamese: cá chẽm, cá vược
• Walmajarri: parlka
• Waray-Waray: bulgan
• Wardaman: guwamba
• Wik-Ngathana: wungvlinm, möñcvn
• Worora: ilerra
• Yan-nhangu: ratjuk
• Yidiny: jilibiri, gundal