jalohaukka

jalo (“noble”) +‎ haukka (“hawk”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑloˌhɑu̯kːɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lo̞ˌhɑ̝u̯kːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑukːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ja‧lo‧hauk‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): jalo‧haukka

jalohaukka

1. A bird of prey of the taxonomic family Falconidae, which includes eleven genera of falcons, falconets and caracaras; (in the plural) the family Falconidae.
2. A bird of the genus Falco within the family Falconidae, which includes falcons, kestrels, hobbies, and the merlin; (in the plural) the genus Falco.

To avoid the obvious possibility for confusion the genus Falco may also be called aitojalohaukat (“true falcons”). The other genera in the family Falconidae are called:

• aasianhaukkaset (“Microhierax - falconets”)
• kääpiöhaukat (“Polihierax - pygmy falcons”)
• pampahaukkaset (“Spiziapteryx - spot-winged falconets”)
• amerikanhaukkaset (“Micrastur - forest falcons”)
• nauruhaukat (“Herpetotheres - laughing falcons”)
• pikkukarakarat (“Milvago”)
• töyhtökarakarat (“Caracara”)
• etelänkarakarat (“Phalcoboenus”)
• naurukarakarat (“Ibycter”)
• mustakarakarat (“Daptrius”).

• “jalohaukka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023