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.
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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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