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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аҞӘыра ӷра , аХыжь, аХЬажь, аХЬыжь, аХЬьада
Afrikaans: Eurasiatiese gaai
Altai: таралјы
Arabic: أبو زُريق الأوراسي, القيق(أبو زريق)
Asturian: Glayu, Glayu euroasiáticu
Azerbaijani: adi zığ-zığ, alaqarğa, Çəhrayı sığırçın, Zığzığ, zığ-zığ, Zığ–zığ
Bashkir: бараба, суҡтурғай, урман һайыҫҡаны, урман сәүкәһе
Belarusian: Cойка, sojka, сойка
Bulgarian: sojka, Сойка
Breton: Ar gegin derv, kegin, Kegin-derv, Richard
Catalan: Estornell rosat, Gaig, gaig eurasiàtic
Catalan (Balears): Gaig
Valencian: Estornell rosat
Montenegrin: kreštalica, kreštalica, sojka, sojka, крешталица, сојка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): крешталица, сојка
Czech: sojka, Sojka obecná, Sojka obecný
Chuvash: кĕпшĕл, сульха
Welsh: Pioden y coed, Piogen goch, Piogen-y-coed, sgrech y coed, Ysgrech y coed
Danish: Skovskade
German: Eichelhaeher, Eichelhaher, Eichelhäher
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκή) Κίσσα, kissa, Κίσσα
English: Acorn Jay, Black-throated jay, Common Jay, Eurasian Jay, European Jay, Jay, Red-crowned Jay, White-eared Jay
English, HBW: Eurasian/Plain-crowned/White-faced Jay
English (IOC): Eurasian Jay
English (United States): Eurasian Jay
Esperanto: Eŭrazia garolo, Eŭropazia garolo, garolo
Spanish: Alcaudón enmascarado, Arrandejo Común, Arrandejo сomún, Arredajo, Arrendajo, Arrendajo Común, Arrendajo Euroasiático, Arrrendajo
Spanish (Spain): Arrendajo Euroasiático
Spanish (HBW): Arrendajo euroasiático
Estonian: Pasknäär
Basque: eskinoso, Eskinosoa, Gaig
Evenki: inctelguun, коксича̄н, кокчилка̄н, кокчичан, кокшича̄н, кукэ̄вкӣ, кукэ̄кӣ, кукэкчэ̄н, тоӈсогок
Persian: جی‌جاق, جی‌جاق (زاغ جنگلی)
Finnish: Närhi
Faroese: gnelliskjóra
French: Geai commune, Geai des chênes, Geai glandivore
Friulian: badascule, gjaie
Frisian: houtekster
Irish: gaio, pega marza, scréachóg, Scréachóg choille
Gaelic: Sgraicheag, Sgreuchag choille, Sgriachag Choille
Galician: Gaig, Gaio, Gaio común
Manx: Screeaaghag Cheylley, screeaghag cheylley
Hebrew: עורבני, עורבני שחור־כיפה
Croatian: Šojka, Šojka kreštalica
Hungarian: Szajkó
Armenian: [Chard/Antarayin Kachaghak ], Անտառային Կաչաղակ, Չարդ/Անտառային Կաչաղակ
Icelandic: Skrækskaði
Italian: Ghiandaia, Ghiandaia eurasiatica
Japanese (romaji): kakesu, Kake-su, kashi-dori, yama-garasu
Japanese: カケス, カシドリ, ヤマガラス
Japanese (Kanji): 山烏, 山鴉, 懸巣, 樫鳥, 橿鳥
Georgian: ჩხიკვი, ჯაფარა
Kara-Kalpak: сойка торғай
Kabardian: мэзкъанжэ, цӀикъ
Mongolian, Halh: ит, цагчаа ятгашаазгай, цахч, цахч шаазгай, ятга шаазгай
Khakas: Кöйiк саасхан
Kazakh: Жорғаторғай, Қызғылт қараторғай, торғай
Kazakh (Transliteration): jorğa-torğay
Korean: 어치
Korean (Transliteration): eochi
Karachay-Balkar: ала къаргъа, къыж, къыжкъыж
North Karelian: lapinharakka, meččäharakka, närhi
Cornish: kegin, Kegyn, Keyn
Kirghiz: үрпөк таан
Scientific: Corvus glandarius, Corvus melanocephalus, Garrulus glandarius, Garrulus glandarius glandarius, Garrulus glandivorus
Ladino: gacia
Luxembourgish: Maarkollef, Markollef
Lithuanian: Eurazinis kėkštas, Kekštas, kėkštas, Rąšis
Latvian: Krēķis, silis, sīlis
Macedonian: sojka, соjка, Сојка
Mongolian: ит, Ит хэрээ, Цагчаа ятгашаазгай, цахч, цахч шаазгай, Ятга шаазгай
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠶᠠᠲᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠱᠠᠭᠠᠵᠠᠭᠠᠢ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠢᠲᠠ ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠶ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Transliteration): it kheree, tsagchaa yatag -shaazgai, yatag shaazgai
Moldavian: Gaiță
Maltese: Sultan ic-Cawl, sultan iċ-ċawl
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): ит, ит хэрээ
Dutch: Gaai, Vlaamse Gaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Nøtteskrikje
Norwegian: Granskjur, Nøtteskrike
Occitan: gag
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): harakan, harakat, harakku
Polish: sójka, sójka (zwyczajna), Sójka pospolita, Sójka zwyczajna
Pinyin: jiāng-niǎo, jiān-niǎo, sāigāo, shān héshang, sōng-yā, wū-niǎo
Portuguese: gaio, Gaio(-comum), Gaio-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): Gaio, gaio-eurasiático
Romansh: sgragia
Rhaeto-Romance: Sgragia
Romanian: Gaiță, gaita, gaiţă
Russian: Cойка, sojka, Soyka, Обыкновенная сойка, Сойка, Сойка обыкновенная
Yakut: ньокоокуй, ньохооху, чочооку
Sardinian: malapiga, Marabiga, mariabiga, melapica, pica, piga
Scots: Scriachag choille, Sgraicheag, sgreuchag-choille
Northern Sami: látteguovssat
Slovak: Šoja, Sojka obyčajná, sojka škriekavá
Slovenian: šoja
Albanian: grifsha
Serbian: Kreja, kreja (sojka), Sojka, šojka, креjа, Креја, шоjка
Swedish: Nötskrika
Tajik: хӯл
Thai: นกปีกลายสก็อต, นกปีกลายสก๊อต, นกปีกลายสก๊อท
Thai (Transliteration): nók pìik-laay-sa-kóaat
Turkmen: Al sar, alakarga
Turkish: Alakarga, Kestane Kargası, Жорғаторғай
Tatar: бараба, гади күкканат , гадәти күкканат , имән каргасы, күкканат , күкшә , урман саесканы
Tuvinian: Айлаң-сааскан, Хор-айлаг
Udmurt: ӝакы, арганкесясь, арганкыскась, вож ӝакы, нюлэспуны, супыльтӥсь, тэльвозьмась, тэлькуака, ушпуль, чиборӝакы, шупуль, юбер
Ukrainian: sojka, сойка, Сойка звичайна
Uzbek: сойка
Vietnamese: Chim Quạ thông, Quạ thông
Sorbian, Lower: kabeja
Sorbian, Upper: škrěkawa
Kalmyk: алг җиврт, алыг җиверте, залата богшурһа, итәг, күтә
Chinese: [jiang-niao], [saigao], [shan heshang], [song-ya], [wu-niao], 塞皋, 屋鸟, 山和尚, 松鴉, 松鴉(橿鳥) , 松鸦, 橿鸟, 㭴鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 塞皋, 屋鳥, 山和尚, 松鴉, 樫鳥, 橿鳥
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 松鴉
Chinese (Taiwan): [song-ya], 松鴉, 松鸦