partridge

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

1. Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
2. (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
3. (obsolete) A type of cannon charge composed of several missiles fired all together, similar to langrage or case-shot. Also a large cannon that shoots stones.

Sinonimai

quail

ruffed grouse

hun

bobwhite quail

grouse

tinamou

grey partridge

Chinese francolin

gray partridge

Bonasa umbellus

bobwhite

Hungarian partridge

pheasant

poult

hen

🐔

guinea fowl

bushfowl

game bird

Vertimai

perdrix

Rebhuhn

patrijs

perdiz

pernice

perdiz

perdiu

πέρδικα

starna

kew

perditz

perdreau

الحجل

Perdix

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

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In summary

From Middle English partrich, partriche, pertriche, perdriz, from Old French perdriz, partriz, from Latin perdīx (“partridge”), from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ (pérdix, “partridge”), probably from πέρδομαι (pérdomai, “to fart”).