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minus-squareThe Ramen DutchmanlinkfedilinkEnglish21•5 months agoAlso, small birds are “tori” in Japanese, likely after the sing-song sound they make (tri-tri-triii) Ducks are named after a quacking sound in English… And Indonesian&Malaysian; “bebek”! I could go on for a while but in general it’s not very uncommon for animals to be named like a Pokémon!
minus-square@NegativeInf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•5 months agoWait until you find out why it’s called a Whippoorwill.
Also, small birds are “tori” in Japanese, likely after the sing-song sound they make (tri-tri-triii)
Ducks are named after a quacking sound in English… And Indonesian&Malaysian; “bebek”!
I could go on for a while but in general it’s not very uncommon for animals to be named like a Pokémon!
Wait until you find out why it’s called a Whippoorwill.