The Macquarie Dictionary gives similar etymologies, though not in as much
detail, ironically for an Australian word.
It gives quarrion as being of the Wiradhuri (=Wiradjuri, I suppose)
language, between the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers.
It does not even list Weiro.
Morris' 1989 Dictionary of Austral English lists only cockatiel of the
three, with a similar Malay etymology, though claiming cockatiel to be the
diminutive of cockatoo.
Gordon Cain
Schofields (Blacktown) NW Sydney
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Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:14:23 +0800
From: Andrew Hobbs <>
Subject: Origin of the name cockatiel
To: Mike Owen <>,
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Mike Owen wrote:
> Could anyone please shed some light on the origins of the names
> Cockatiel, Quarrion and Weiro, all used in different parts of Australia
> for Nymphicus hollandicus. I believe that Cockatiel is derived from a
> Dutch word, but don't know the details about that, or anything at all
> about the origins of the other two names,
>
The American Heritage. Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
cockatiel
SYLLABICATION: cock7a7tiel
PRONUNCIATION: kk-tl
VARIANT FORMS: also cock7a7teel
NOUN: A small crested Australian parrot (Nymphicus hollandicus) having
gray and yellow plumage.
ETYMOLOGY: Dutch kaketielje, ultimately from Malay kakatua, cockatoo.
See cockatoo.
My Collins Dictionary indicates that kaketielje is from Portugese
cactilha meaning little cockatoo, from cacatua, presumably from Malay
kakatua.
Quarrion and Weiro both appear to be derived from native Australian
languages.
Cheers
Andrew
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