mynah的词源

英文词源

mynah (n.)

type of passerine bird of India and the East, "talking starling," 1769, from Hindi maina "a starling," from Sanskrit madana- "delightful, joyful," related to madati "it gladdens," literally "it bubbles," from PIE root *mad- "moist, wet" (see mast (n.2).

中文词源

mynah：八哥

来自印度语maina,椋鸟，八哥。

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