Definition
A long-legged wading bird with a slightly curved bill, commonly found near water and known for its migratory patterns.
Etymology
From Old English, possibly from 'god' (good) plus 'wiht' (creature), though the exact etymology is uncertain. Some scholars suggest it might derive from a word meaning 'good creature.' The name has been used for this bird since at least the 16th century, appearing in early English ornithological texts.
Kelly Says
Nobody knows for sure where 'godwit' came from—it might mean 'good creature' or be something completely different—but what's wild is that this name has stuck for 500+ years despite being total bird-mystery!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማህበር እንቁላል
mah-be-er en-k-u-lal
ARالعربية
طير شاطئي
tayr sha-tay-ee
BNবাংলা
সৈকতের কাক
soik-te-rer kak
CACatalà
corb marí
korb ma-ree
CSČeština
sanderling
san-der-ling
DADansk
strandpiber
strand-pee-ber
DEDeutsch
Sanderling
san-der-ling
ELΕλληνικά
πλαγιάς
pla-yas
ESEspañol
chorlito
cho-ree-l-toh
FISuomi
ranta-sanderling
ran-ta-san-der-ling
FRFrançais
hirondelle
hee-ron-dell
HEעברית
ציפור חוף
tzipur choof
HIहिन्दी
तटीय कौआ
ta-tee-ya kau-a
HUMagyar
sanderling
san-der-ling
IDBahasa Indonesia
burung pantai
bu-rung pan-tai
ITItaliano
sanderling
san-der-ling
KMKM
នាងក្រោម
naang kra-om
MRMR
समुद्रकिनारा
sa-mu-dra-ki-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
burung pantai
bu-rung pan-tai
MYမြန်မာ
ကမ်းရိုးတန်း ငှက်
kan-yoe-ta-ng-het
NLNederlands
strandloper
strand-lo-per
NONorsk
strandloper
strand-lo-per
PLPolski
sanderling
san-der-ling
PTPortuguês
gavião-da-praia
ga-vee-ao-da-pra-ya
RORomână
sanderling
san-der-ling
RUРусский
береговая ласточка
ber-e-go-va-ya las-to-chka
SVSvenska
strandpipare
strand-pee-pare
SWKiswahili
kuku wa pwani
koo-koo wa p-wa-ni
TAதமிழ்
கடற்கரை மீன்
ka-da-ra-kai meen
TEతెలుగు
తీరపు పక్షి
tee-ru-pu pak-shi
TLTL
ibong-dagat
i-bong-da-gat
TRTürkçe
kum sazlığı
kum saz-li-ghi
UKУкраїнська
берегова чайка
bere-go-va cha-ka
VITiếng Việt
cò biển
co bien
ZUZU
inkomo yase-mpumalanga
in-koo-mo ya-se-m-pu-ma-lan-ga