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Why do Iranians call a cockatiel a “Dutch bride”?

This quick clip marvels at how oddly Iran names its pet birds: «به کاکاتیل میگیم عروس هلندی ولی اهل استرالیاست» (“we call the cockatiel a 'Dutch bride,' though it’s from Australia”). عروس هلندی (arus-e holandi) literally means “Dutch bride,” the standard Persian name for the cockatiel, despite the bird being thoroughly Australian.

The naming gets better: the budgie is مرغ عشق (“lovebird,” literally “bird of love”), and the actual lovebird becomes کوتوله برزیلی (“Brazilian dwarf”). It’s a charming reminder that common names rarely follow geography or logic, and that every language writes its own poetry across the pet shop.