krekel

Meaning

cricket, insect of the family Gryllidae

Concepts

cricket

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grig

bell cricket

Synonyms

kriek

fair-play

Translations

grillon

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Grille

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grilo

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grillo

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grillo

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Heimchen

cri-cri

γρύλος

grill

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criquet

کوله

gryllus

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gríl·lid

صُرْصُر

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkreː.kəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: crekel

Cognate with English: creak

In summary

From Middle Dutch crekel, possibly a diminutive of an older form kreke (“cricket”). Ultimately of imitative origin and related to the root of kraken (“to crack”), with the suffix -el. Related to kriek, English creak.