barramundi

English

Etymology

Likely from a Pama-Nyungan language. Said to be from a language spoken in the Rockhampton area in Queensland,[1] but this cannot be confirmed.[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌbæɹəˈmʌndi/
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

barramundi (plural barramundis)

A diadromous fish of species Lates calcarifer, of the Centropomidae family, order Perciformes.

Synonyms

Asian sea bass, begti
- For other English common names see barramundi at Fishbase

Translations

species of diadromous fish

Acehnese: kakap putéh
Bardi: iingalan
Bengali: দেশি ভেটকি (deśi bheṭôki)
Bunaba: balga
Burarra: rajarra
Burmese: ကကတစ် (my) (ka.ka.tac)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 尖吻鱸／尖吻鲈 (jiānwěnlú), 巴拉曼底魚／巴拉曼底鱼 (bālāmàndǐyú), 盲鰽／盲𫚧, 盲鰽／盲𫚧 (mángqiú or mángcáo)
Dayi: balin
Dhuwal: balin
Djinang: djundjarr
Dyaabugay: djilibiri, wubanbarra
Finnish: barramundi
French: barramundi m
Gadjerawang: jaliwang
German: Barramundi m
Gooniyandi: balga
Gumatj: watjarrkaḻi(')
Gunwinggu: namarngorl, birlmu
Gupapuyngu: watjarrkaḻi(')
Gurindji: manyirrkirla
Guugu Yimidhirr: murrabal
Indonesian: kakap putih
Italian: barramundi m
Japanese: バラマンディ (baramandi)
Jaru: barlka
Kapampangan: apap
Karadjeri: manti
Kitja: tayiwul
Koko-Bera: mvnychén
Korean: 큰입선농어 (keunipseonnong'eo), 바라문디 (baramundi)
Kuku-Thaypan: albeng
Kuku-Yalanji: kudi, (Nyungkal) murrabal
Malay: ikan siakap
Malayalam: നരിമീൻ (narimīṉ)
Mangala: matinyanu
Miriwung: djaliwang
Ngandi: mirici
Ngarinyin: ilagnguntyn
Nyigina: mirangoo
Nyulnyul: karajarr
Pakanha: wachin
Portuguese: perca-gigante f, barramundi m
Rembarunga: djirrmar
Ritarungo: mirritji
Russian: барраму́нди (ru) f (barramúndi)
Spanish: barramundi m
Tamil: கொடுவா மீன் (koṭuvā mīṉ)
Telugu: పండుగప్ప (te) (paṇḍugappa)
Thai: ปลากะพงขาว (bplaa gà pong kăao)
Turkish: Asya deniz levreği
Vietnamese: cá chẽm, cá vược
Walmajarri: parlka
Waray-Waray: bulgan
Wardaman: guwamba
Wik-Ngathana: wungvlinm, möñcvn
Worora: ilerra
Yan-nhangu: ratjuk
Yidiny: jilibiri, gundal

For other translations ("common names") see barramundi at Fishbase

References

Hiroyuki Yokose (2001), “Aboriginal Words in Australian English”, in Bulletin of Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University, page 171
R.M.W. Dixon (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition, page 90

[1] Hiroyuki Yokose (2001), “Aboriginal Words in Australian English”, in Bulletin of Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University, page 171

[2] R.M.W. Dixon (2006) Australian Aboriginal Words in English: Their Origin and Meaning, 2nd edition, page 90