chough

(Inglese)

1. Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.
2. The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/t͡ʃʌf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: choughe

Ereditato da inglese antico: ċēo

Affine scozzese: kae

Affine frisone occidentale: ka

Affine olandese: kauw

Affine svedese: kaja

In summary

From Middle English choughe, choȝe, coo, cheo, from Old English ċēo (“a bird of the genus Corvus, a jay, crow, jackdaw, chough”) and ċeahhe (“a daw”), both from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (“jackdaw, crow”), from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to crow, caw, shout”). Cognate with Scots kae (“jackdaw”), West Frisian ka (“jackdaw”), Dutch kauw (“jackdaw, daw, chough”), Swedish kaja (“jackdaw”).

Concetti

gazza

gracchio

gracchio corallino

sinonimi

jackdaw

red-billed chough

Red-billed Chough

Traduzioni

Alpenkrähe

chova

gralha

crave à bec rouge

gralla

choucas

crave

pyrrhocorax

monedula

kauw

alpenkraai

gralhon

gralha-de-bico-vermelho

grajilla

chova piquirroja