hibou

(Îngilîzî)

owl (specifically, those species of owls with ear tufts; those without ear tufts are chouettes)

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/i.bu/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Hevwate bi Old High German: hūwo

Hevwate bi katalanî: òliba

Hevwate bi latînî: būbo

In summary

Ultimately imitative. Possibly from or influenced by a descendant of Proto-West Germanic *hūō and/or Proto-Germanic *uwwilǭ. Compare Old High German hūwo, ūvo, (h)ūwila and, as a borrowing into Romance, Catalan òbila, òliba. If so, related to English owl. Compare also Latin būbo.

Têgeh

kund

🦉

bu

pepûk

pû

şût

bum

Hevwate

chouette

🦉

effraie

fiancée

Strigiformes

vampire

🧛

chat-huant

🦉

strigiformes

noctuelle de la vigne

noctuelle fiancée

chouan

strigiforme

moyen duc

chouette effraie

Werger

owl

🦉

Eule

🦉

lechuza

🦉

uil

🦉

gufo

🦉

coruja

🦉

baykuş

🦉

mocho

🦉

sowa

κουκουβάγια

kund

🦉

búho

🦉

bu

pû

civetta

🦉