Feminine

klauw

Meaning

  1. (feminine) an animal's claw
  2. (feminine, informal) a human hand
  3. (feminine) a tool resembling a claw

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/klɑu̯/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch clauwe, from Old Dutch *klawa, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare German Klaue, English claw, Danish klo.

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