Definition
A historical or dialectal name for a bird, possibly referring to a goldfinch or similar finch species.
Etymology
Compound of 'cold' and 'finch.' The term appears in older English texts and dialectal usage but is now largely obsolete or regional. The exact etymology and which bird it referred to is uncertain.
Kelly Says
Coldfinch is one of those bird names that disappeared from common use—people stopped calling birds by old names as ornithology developed standard scientific names! It's a ghost word haunting older texts.
Translations
ARالعربية
طائر بارد
ta-eer ba-rrd
BNবাংলা
শীতের কাক
sheet-er ka-ak
CACatalà
pintor fred
pin-tor fred
CSČeština
zimní cvrček
zim-ni cvr-cek
DADansk
koldfink
kold-fink
DEDeutsch
Eisfink
ais-fink
ELΕλληνικά
ψυχρός σπουργίτης
psuk-ros spor-gi-tis
ESEspañol
petirrojo
peh-tee-roh-hoh
FAفارسی
مرغ سرد
margh sard
FISuomi
kylmäpöllö
kyl-mä-pöl-lö
FRFrançais
moineau gris
mwah-noh gree
GUGU
ઠંડી ચિલ્લુ
tha-ndi chil-lu
HAHA
kwari mai ruwa
kwa-ri mai ru-wa
HEעברית
ציפור קרה
tzi-por ka-rah
HIहिन्दी
ठंडा कौवा
thanda kauwa
HUMagyar
hideg fecske
hideg fech-ske
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung dingin
burung di-nin
ITItaliano
fringuello
frin-gel-loh
KO한국어
추위 제비
choo-wi je-bi
MRMR
ठंडी पक्षी
thanda pak-shee
MSBahasa Melayu
burung sejuk
burung se-juk
MYမြန်မာ
အိမ်ကောက်
a-im-ka-kauk
NLNederlands
kouvogel
kou-vogel
NONorsk
kaldfink
kald-fink
PLPolski
zimowy wróbel
zi-mowy vro-bel
PTPortuguês
pardal-de-inverno
par-dal-deh-in-ver-noh
RORomână
ciocârlia de iarnă
cho-kar-lia deh ya-rna
RUРусский
холодный воробьишка
kholo-dnyy vorob-yish-ka
SVSvenska
kallfink
kall-fink
SWKiswahili
nyoka ya baridi
nyo-ka ya ba-ri-di
TAதமிழ்
குளிர் பறவை
ku-lirr pa-rai
TEతెలుగు
చల్లగా చిట్టె
challa-ga chit-te
TLTL
maingay na ibon
may-ngay na i-bon
TRTürkçe
soğuk serçe
soh-guk ser-cheh
UKУкраїнська
холодний шпак
kholo-dnyy shpak
URاردو
سرد پھڑی
sard pha-ree
VITiếng Việt
chim sẻ lạnh
chim-seh-lanh
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ ọ̀rọ̀
e-ro or-o
ZUZU
inkomo ebusika
in-ko-mo e-bu-si-ka