Meanings
plural Java sparrows
- Any member of the species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.
Still there was a cheerful appearance; a capital fire burnt in the bright grate; there were some stands of thriving plants in the windows; and some canaries and Java sparrows chirped as if they were quite content to be "hereditary bondsmen.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter X, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 133Synonyms: Lonchura oryzivora, Java finch, paddy bird, ricebird, rice sparrow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Padda oryzivora of finches, native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsmall finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic عصفور جاوة
- عصفور جاوةJava sparrow
Bulgarian оризарка
- оризарка (orizarka)Java sparrow
Catalan pardal de Java
- pardal de JavaJava sparrow
Chinese Mandarin 禾雀, 文鳥 /文鸟
- 禾雀 (héquè)Java sparrow
- 文鳥 /文鸟 (wén niǎo)Java sparrow
- 黑芙蓉Java sparrow
Czech rýžovník
- rýžovníkJava sparrow
Danish risfugl
- risfuglJava sparrow
Dutch rijstvogel
- rijstvogelJava sparrow
Estonian riisiamadiin
- riisiamadiinJava sparrow
Finnish riisipeippo, riisilintu
- riisipeippoJava sparrow
- riisilintuJava sparrow
French padda de Java, calfat de Java
- padda de JavaJava sparrow
- calfat de JavaJava sparrow
- moineau de JavaJava sparrow
German Reisfink, Reisamadine
- ReisfinkJava sparrow
- ReisamadineJava sparrow
- ReisnonneJava sparrow
Hebrew אורזית
- אורזיתJava sparrow
Hungarian rizspinty
- rizspintyJava sparrow
Indonesian gelatik jawa
- gelatik jawaJava sparrow
Irish gealbhan Iávach
- gealbhan IávachJava sparrow
Italian padda, fringuello di Giava
- paddaJava sparrow
- fringuello di GiavaJava sparrow
Japanese 文鳥
- 文鳥 (bunchō)Java sparrow
Korean 문조
- 문조 (munjo)Java sparrow
Lithuanian javos žvirblis, ryžinukas
- javos žvirblisJava sparrow
- ryžinukasJava sparrow
Malay burung ciak jawa, pipit padi jawa
- burung ciak jawaJava sparrow
- pipit padi jawaJava sparrow
Norwegian javarisfugl
- javarisfuglJava sparrow
Persian فنچ نرگسی
- فنچ نرگسیJava sparrow
Polish ryżowiec siwy
- ryżowiec siwyJava sparrow
Portuguese pardal de Java, calafate
- pardal de JavaJava sparrow
- calafateJava sparrow
Russian ри́совка
- ри́совка (rísovka)Java sparrow
Slovak ryžovník sivý
- ryžovník sivýJava sparrow
Spanish capuchino arrocero de Java, gorrión de Java
- capuchino arrocero de JavaJava sparrow
- gorrión de JavaJava sparrow
Swahili zawaridi
- zawaridiJava sparrow
Swedish risfågel
- risfågelJava sparrow
Tagalog mayang costa
- mayang costaJava sparrow
Tamil ஜாவா சிட்டுக்குருவி
- ஜாவா சிட்டுக்குருவி (jāvā ciṭṭukkuruvi)Java sparrow
Thai นกกระจอกชวา
- นกกระจอกชวาJava sparrow
Turkish cava serçesi, cava ispinozu
- cava serçesiJava sparrow
- cava ispinozuJava sparrow
- cava pirinç kuşuJava sparrow
Vietnamese sẻ Java
- sẻ JavaJava sparrow
Welsh cwyrbig Jafa
- cwyrbig JafaJava sparrow
Cite this entry
Java sparrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Java%20sparrow
“Java sparrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Java%20sparrow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Java sparrow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Java%20sparrow.
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