kraaien
Meaning
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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.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkraːi̯.ə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch crâyen, from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”).
New
kraai
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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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