kraaien

Meaning

Verb

1. to crow, make to sound of roosters and certain other birds
2. (figuratively) to talk or cry affirmatively, in triumph, frolicking etc.

Noun

plural of kraai

kraai

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

crow

cock-a-doodle-doo

sing

corvids

crow family

Synonyms

kakelen

Translations

chanter

krähen

cantar

ötmek

kikeriki schreien

κράζω

λαλώ

faire cocorico

corvidé

pousser des cocoricos

cantare

corvidi

far chicchirichi

cucurrio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkraːi̯.ə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: crâyen

Inherited from Old Dutch: crāien

In summary

From Middle Dutch crâyen, from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”).