crake

(Îngilîzî)

Noun

Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.

Verb

To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.

Verb

To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈkɹeɪk/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: crak

In summary

From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.

Hevwate

landrail

rail

corncrake

water hen