What does budgerigar mean?

Question

I know its a parrot but what did it mean in the aboriginal language the term came from.

Answer 1

budg‧er‧i‧gar  /ˈbʌdʒəriˌgɑr, -ərɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[buhj-uh-ree-gahr, -er-i-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

an Australian parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus, having greenish plumage with black and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors.

Also, budg‧er‧ee‧gah, budg‧er‧y‧gah /ˈbʌdʒəriˌgɑ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[buhj-uh-ree-gah] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation.
Also called shell parakeet.


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[Origin: 1840–50; perh. misrepresentation of Kamilaroi or Yuwaalaraay (Austral Aboriginal language of N New South Wales) gijirrigā (perh. gijirr yellow or small + gā head)]

Answer 2

Budgerigar Pronunciation

Answer 3

The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus, nicknamed budgie), the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus, is a small parrot belonging to the tribe of the broad-tailed parrots (Platycercini); these are sometimes considered a subfamily (Platycercinae), which may be correct, in which the budgerigar is then placed as a separate tribe (Melopsittini), which is almost certainly erroneous[citation needed]. Though budgerigars are often called parakeets, especially in American English, this term refers to any of a number of small parrots with long flat tails. The budgerigar is found throughout the drier parts of Australia and has survived in the inlands of that continent for over 5 million years

Answer 4

Budgerigar have been proposed to possibly originated from the following :

A compound of budgery,(which means "good") and gar( which means "cockatoo") in some Australian Aboriginal languages. This is supported by the Oxford English Dictionary. The word budgery itself, also spelt boojery, was formerly in use in Australian English slang meaning "good".

An alteration of Gamilaraay gidjirrigaa possibly influenced by the slang word budgery mentioned above. This is supported by the American Heritage Dictionary.(The Gamilaraay or Kamilaroi language is a Pama-Nyungan language of the Wiradhuric subgroup found mostly in South East Australia.)♥

Answer 5

It is an Australian parakeet bred as a pet in a variety of colors. It is also called a shell parakeet. In the Aboriginal language of N. New South Wales it means *yellow or small head*and the Aboriginal word is gijirrigo. I hope that this helps. Good luck.

Answer 6

A budgerigar is a Australian parakeet that hasgreenish plumage withblack and yellow markings, bred as a pet in a variety of colors

Answer 7

It's a parakeet and I have two cute ones ;)

Answer 8

It means "good to eat."