kauw

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. (masculine) a jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven
2. (masculine) its cry

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of kauwen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of kauwen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of kauwen:

Synonyms

korvet

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɑu̯/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelnederlands: cauwe

Inherited from Old Dutch: *kāwa

Cognate with Fries: ka

Cognate with Litouws: giedóti

Cognate with Tokharian A: kāk

Cognate with Sanskriet: गायति

In summary

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)).