Definition
A rare phenomenon where fish are transported by whirlwinds, waterspouts, or floods and fall from the sky onto land.
Etymology
Compound of 'fish' (Old English 'fisc') and 'fall' (Old English 'feallan', meaning to drop or descend). This term describes an actual meteorological event documented since ancient times.
Kelly Says
Fishfalls sound like mythology but they're real — waterspouts can vacuum fish from water and deposit them miles away, and this happened so frequently in some regions that medieval people incorporated them into religious narratives as divine signs, but modern meteorologists confirm the physics completely.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዓሣ ወደ ምዕራብ
a-sa we-de m-e-rab
ARالعربية
سقوط الأسماك
suqut al-asmaak
BNবাংলা
মাছ পড়া
maach pora
CACatalà
caiguda de peix
ca-i-gu-da deh peix
CSČeština
rybí pád
ry-bee pad
DADansk
fiskestyr
fisk-es-tyr
DEDeutsch
Fischsturz
fish-tsurtz
ELΕλληνικά
πτώση ψαριών
pto-si p-sa-ri-on
ESEspañol
pescadero
peh-ska-deh-roh
FAفارسی
افتادن ماهی
iftādan māhi
FISuomi
kalajyrä
ka-la-jyra
FRFrançais
chute de poissons
shoot duh pwa-sohn
GUGU
માછલી પડવું
maachli padvu
HAHA
tsakar kifi
tsa-kar ki-fi
HEעברית
נפילת דגים
nifilat dagim
HIहिन्दी
मछली गिरना
machhli girna
HUMagyar
halpottyás
hal-pot-tyash
IDBahasa Indonesia
jatuhnya ikan
ja-tu-hu-nya i-kan
ITItaliano
cascata di pesci
ka-sa-ta-da dee peh-schi
JA日本語
魚の落下
sakana no ochoko
KKKK
балық түсі
ba-lyq tu-si
KMKM
រះទឹងត្រី
roah tueyng tra-i
KO한국어
생선 떨어짐
saengseon tteoreojim
MRMR
मच्छी पडणे
machhi padane
MSBahasa Melayu
jatuhnya ikan
ja-tu-hu-nya i-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှင်ကျ ငါး
shing-chi ngaw
NLNederlands
visval
vis-val
NONorsk
fiskeskudd
fi-ske-skud
PAPA
ਮੱਛੀ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ
machhi diggna
PLPolski
upadanie ryb
u-pa-da-nie ry-b
PTPortuguês
queda de peixes
keh-dah deh pee-kay
RORomână
cădere de pește
ca-de-re deh pes-te
RUРусский
падение рыбы
padeniye ryby
SVSvenska
fiskfall
fisk-fall
SWKiswahili
kuanguka kwa samaki
kua-ng-u-ka kwa sa-ma-ki
TAதமிழ்
மீன் விழும்
meen vizhum
TEతెలుగు
గుడ్డెం పడు
guddem panu
TLTL
pagbagsak ng isda
pa-g-ba-g-sak ng is-da
TRTürkçe
balık düşmesi
ba-lik du-sheh-meh-si
UKУкраїнська
падіння риби
pa-dinn-ya ryby
URاردو
مچھلی گرنا
machli girna
VITiếng Việt
cá rơi
ca roi
ZUZU
ukuthwala kwizwi
u-ku-thwa-la kwi-zwi