kauw

Dutch

kauw

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʌu̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
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  • Homophone: kou

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch cauwe, from Old Dutch *kāwa, from Proto-Germanic *kahwō (compare West Frisian ka), from Proto-Indo-European *geh₁(i)- (“sing”) (compare Lithuanian giedóti, Tocharian A kāk (“he calls upon”), Sanskrit गायति (gāyati)).

Noun

kauw m (plural kauwen, diminutive kauwtje n)

  1. A jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven
    Een kauw kan de menselijke spraak leren nabootsen.
    A jackdaw can learn to imitate human speech.
  2. Its cry
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Cognate with chew.

Verb

kauw

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kauwen
  2. imperative of kauwen
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