kraai
Meaning
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- (feminine) one of certain related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae
- (feminine) Synonym of zwarte kraai (“carrion crow, Corvus corone”)
- (feminine,figuratively) a person dressed in black
- (feminine,figuratively) an undertaker or undertaker's employee
- (feminine,figuratively) a blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot
Concepts
crow
raven
carrion crow
hooded crow
rook
gor crow
craye
daw
Common Raven
Northern Raven
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kraːi̯/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
New
kraaien
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- to crow, make to sound of roosters and certain other birds
- (figuratively) to talk or cry affirmatively, in triumph, frolicking etc.
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