teetarn.

Brit.

/ˈtiːtə/, U.S.

/ˈtidər/

Forms: 1800s– titar, 1800s– titir, 1900s– teetar.

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi tītar

Etymology: < Hindi tītar francolin < Sanskrit tittira, variant of tittiri, imitative of the bird's call.Hindi tītar can denote any francolin, specific kinds are distinguished by adjectives, e.g. safed tītar, lit. ‘white francolin’, denoting the grey francolin.

In India: any of various partridge-like birds, esp. francolins of the genus Francolinus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Francolinus > francolinus pondicerianus (grey partridge)

grey partridge1894

teetar1895

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Titar, (E. Ind.) The common gray partridge.

1960 Anthropos 55 422 Tribal falconers have told me they flown their hawks at teetar or black partridge (Francolinus francolinus).

2004 T. Khair Bus Stopped 152 This bird was also different from ordinary teetars, the plump reddish-brown sort.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	teetar
释义	teetarn. Brit. /ˈtiːtə/, U.S. /ˈtidər/ Forms: 1800s– titar, 1800s– titir, 1900s– teetar. Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi tītar Etymology: < Hindi tītar francolin < Sanskrit tittira, variant of tittiri, imitative of the bird's call.Hindi tītar can denote any francolin, specific kinds are distinguished by adjectives, e.g. safed tītar, lit. ‘white francolin’, denoting the grey francolin. In India: any of various partridge-like birds, esp. francolins of the genus Francolinus. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > [noun] > member of genus Francolinus > francolinus pondicerianus (grey partridge) grey partridge1894 teetar1895 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. Titar, (E. Ind.) The common gray partridge. 1960 Anthropos 55 422 Tribal falconers have told me they flown their hawks at teetar or black partridge (Francolinus francolinus). 2004 T. Khair Bus Stopped 152 This bird was also different from ordinary teetars, the plump reddish-brown sort. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1895
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