moorhen

Mane (Îngilîzî)

1. Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
2. (British) A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica.

Hevwate

gallinule

Gallinula chloropus

common moorhen

moorcock

rail

red grouse

moorfowl

moorgame

moor-bird

moorbird

waterhen

chicken

🐔

fawl

coot

cuddy

Werger

Gallinula chloropus

waterhoen

Teichralle

Teichhuhn

poule d’eau

polla de agua

gallinella d'acqua

νερόκοτα

gallineta de agua

polla gris

gallinule poule d’eau

Blässhuhn

Gallinula

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈmuɹ.hɛn/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: morhen

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: *mōrhenn

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: wōrhenn

In summary

From Middle English morhen, perhaps from Old English *mōrhenn, an alteration of Old English worhenn (compare coordinate masculine term mōrhana, a possible corruption of worhana (“pheasant”)), equivalent to moor + hen.