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kauw.

a jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/kɑu̯/[kɑu̯][kʌu̯]

  1. a jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven

    masculine
    Een kauw kan de menselijke spraak leren nabootsen.

  2. its cry

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch cauwe, from Old Dutch *kāwa, from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (compare West Frisian ka), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry”) (compare Lithuanian giedóti, Tocharian A kāk (“he calls upon”), Sanskrit गायति (gāyati)).

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