Names
Haigru (Haigur)
Heron or egret. Five species known to breed in Estonia: hallhaigur, grey heron, Ardea cinerea; hõbehaigur, great egret, Casmerodius albus; purpurhaigur, purple heron, A. purpurea; siidhaigur, little egret, Egretta garzetta and ööhaigur, black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (lit. Lat. ‘night crow night crow’, just in case you weren’t sure). Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Haki.
Häilu (Häil)
Type of geological kettle or kettle-hole, a geographical feature represented by a steeper-sided (>10°), flat-bottomed kettle (sulglohk, lit. feather depression), i.e. basin formed by the weight of ‘dead ice’ (i.e. containing debris slowing its melting) on the moraines of retreating glaciers. The term is more commonly used for a treefall gap, a clear ‘hole’ in woodland canopy due usually to a fallen tree or large branch. Part of a hydrologically-oriented group, see Külmallika.
Haki (Hakk)
Jackdaw, aka western, Eurasian or European jackdaw, Coloeus monedula. The English name is made up of jack, for something small, and daw, dating back to Old English dawe, rarely used nowadays, but related to Old Welsh dub, Old Cornish duw, and Breton dū́, all meaning black, and in turn to Old Prussian doacke for starling. The scientific or ‘Latin’ name is derived in part from Anc. Gk. κολοιός (koloiós), meaning jackdaw and actual Latin monedula, also meaning jackdaw, but related too to moneta (coin) for their numismophilic tendencies. A hakk is also a shock / stook of grain sheaves topped by one or more larger ones acting as parasol/umbrella, possibly a slightly smaller version of Nabra, or a stack or pile of arms (weapons). Part of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets. See also Hane.
