francolin

See also: francolín

English

Yellow-necked francolin

Etymology

From French francolin, from Italian francolino, of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæŋkəlɪn/

Noun

francolin (plural francolins)

1. Any of various terrestrial partridges of the genera Francolinus, , and Scleroptila in tribe , and genus Pternistis in tribe Tetraogallini, all in family Phasianidae.

Related terms

• black francolin

Translations

partridge

• Arabic: دُرَّاج m (durrāj)
• Assamese: তিতৌ (titou)
• Catalan: francolí m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鷓鴣／鹧鸪 (zh) (zhègū), 鹧鸪 (zh) (zhègū)

• Czech: frankolín m
• Finnish: frankoliini
• French: francolin (fr) m
• Greek: φραγκολίνος m (fragkolínos)

  Ancient: ἀτταγᾶς m (attagâs)

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• Italian: francolino (it) m
• Japanese: 鷓鴣 (しゃこ, shako), シャコ (ja) (shako), フランコリン (furankorin)
• Korean: 자고 (ko) (jago), 프랑콜린 (peurangkollin)
• Navajo: naaʼahóóhaitʼą́ʼí, Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ naaʼahóóhaitʼą́ʼí
• Persian: دراج (fa) (dorâj), تراج (torâj)
• Russian: тура́ч (ru) m (turáč), франколи́н (ru) m (frankolín)
• Spanish: francolín m

Further reading

• francolin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia