How to say '' mantis '' in different languages!

[gadunka888]

Japanese: kamakiri( かまきり ), tourou( とうろう )

Chinese:螳蜋 tang lang (adult) , 螵蛸 piao xiao( ooth)

Malay: Mentadak Mentadu, some use Belalang Sentadu

Korean: 【곤충】 사마귀, 버마재비

Vietnamese: Trang này hiện chưa có gì

Can someone help me contribute?

 

[elf run1]

lol nice, good research. although i prefer mantis (man-tis)

couldn't pronounce all those others if my life depended on it

 

[revmdn]

Very cool thread. Great idea.

 

[Emile.Wilson]

french: mante(s)

please tell me if I am wrong

 

[PhilinYuma]

french: mante(s)please tell me if I am wrong

Mais oui! Et aussi, quelque noms usuels, "mante religieuse" et "mante prie-Dieu".

In Thai: Tom (pronounced "dom").

Afrikaans: hottentotsgot (my personal favorite).

Edit: I guess that we shouldn't forget English: "Eew! Get that nasty bug out of my face before it bites me!"

 

[sufistic]

Malay: mentadak

The complete version in Malay is Mentadak Mentadu, some use Belalang Sentadu.

 

[charleyandbecky]

Italian:

mantide religiosa

 

[hibiscusmile]

That was girlie Phil! :lol: Edit: I guess that we shouldn't forget English: "Eew! Get that nasty bug out of my face before it bites me.

this is also girlie: Pretty mantis! ask Orin!

 

[yen_saw]

Chinese:螳蜋 tang lang (adult) , 螵蛸 piao xiao( ooth)

It should be 螳螂 Also additional word

Ootheca can also be - 卵鞘

Adult stage - 成蟲

Subadult - 終齡

Nymph - 若蟲

 

[PhilinYuma]

It should be 螳螂 Also additional word

Ootheca can also be - 卵鞘

Adult stage - 成蟲

Subadult - 終齡

Nymph - 若蟲

Those all look fine to me, Yen, but I think that the second one should be in italics!

 

[hierodula]

I speak telugu. its not the most popular language known but mantis in telugu is golabama. (gul-a-bama)

 

[yen_saw]

Those all look fine to me, Yen, but I think that the second one should be in italics!

opsss...

 

[sufistic]

It should be 螳螂 Also additional word

Ootheca can also be - 卵鞘

Adult stage - 成蟲

Subadult - 終齡

Nymph - 若蟲

How do we pronounce those Yen? I can't read Chinese characters but I do know a little bit of Chinese from reading romanized characters.

 

[ismart]

Pig latin:

ayingPray antisMay :lol:

 

[sufistic]

Pig latin: ayingPray antisMay :lol:

LOL. The Indonesians call Toxos 'Belalang Sentadu Tongkat Raksasa', literally translated, it will mean 'Giant Walking Cane Mantis' LOL.

 

[ismart]

Ebonics:

Dat big bug! :lol:

 

[yen_saw]

How do we pronounce those Yen? I can't read Chinese characters but I do know a little bit of Chinese from reading romanized characters.

Shaik, it sounds like this approximately, with Singaporean accent

Ootheca can also be - 卵鞘 (Lou Xiao)

Adult stage - 成蟲 (Chen Chong)

Subadult - 終齡 (Zhong Lin)

Nymph - 若蟲 (Ruo Chong)

Pig latin: ayingPray antisMay :lol:

Learning new latin words :lol:

LOL. The Indonesians call Toxos 'Belalang Sentadu Tongkat Raksasa', literally translated, it will mean 'Giant Walking Cane Mantis' LOL.

haha 'Tongkat Raksasa' :lol: Hope people don't use the mantis as 'Tongkat Ali' . I find it strange why the Malay use the word 'Belalang', does it because it looks like grasshopper Shaik?

 

[sufistic]

Shaik, it sounds like this approximately, with Singaporean accent Ootheca can also be - 卵鞘 (Lou Xiao)

Adult stage - 成蟲 (Chen Chong)

Subadult - 終齡 (Zhong Lin)

Nymph - 若蟲 (Ruo Chong)

Ahh Xie-xie ni Yen!

haha 'Tongkat Raksasa' :lol: Hope people don't use the mantis as 'Tongkat Ali' . I find it strange why the Malay use the word 'Belalang', does it because it looks like grasshopper Shaik?

Yeah, the Indonesians will use 'Belalang' more but some Malaysians still call them that too. Yeah you're right, it's because to them, the Mantis looks most similar to grasshoppers. 'Sentadu' is actually the Indonesian term for Rhyncolaba acteus. They've used this for mantids most probably cos of their large eyes lol.

LOL@ Tongkat Ali comment. Have you tried it before? I've never tried it lol.

 

[yen_saw]

Ahh Xie-xie ni Yen!Sama sama

Yeah, the Indonesians will use 'Belalang' more but some Malaysians still call them that too. Yeah you're right, it's because to them, the Mantis looks most similar to grasshoppers. 'Sentadu' is actually the Indonesian term for Rhyncolaba acteus. They've used this for mantids most probably cos of their large eyes lol.

Thanks for the explaination Shaik. Malaysian (chinese) use Mentadak more often but Indonesian usually carry their own slang. Does the Orang Asli use Mentadak or Belalang sentadu?[/i]

LOL@ Tongkat Ali comment. Have you tried it before? I've never tried it lol.

shhhhhh no lah, if I use that then something wrong somewhere mah