Masculine

gabián

Meaning

hawk

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaˈβjaŋ/
Etymology

Possibly of Germanic origin and from an unattested Gothic *𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*gabila, “sparrow hawk”), which would be related to Proto-West Germanic *gabulu. Compare the cognates listed at Spanish gavilán and Portuguese gavião.

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