valk

Meaning

1. (feminine, masculine) a falcon, bird of the family Falconidae, in particular of the genus Falco
2. (feminine, masculine) a type of sailboat (see picture)

Concepts

falcon

hawk

kestrel

sparrowhawk

Eurasian sparrowhawk

buzzard

duck hawk

peregrine falcon

sparrow hawk

common kestrel

Synonyms

havik

sperwer

buizerd

slechtvalk

torenvalk

Amerikaanse torenvalk

Translations

Falke

faucon

halcón

falcão

falco

falcó

falcone

doğan

gökdoğan

falco

γεράκι

moisset

شاهین

şahin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɑlk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: valke

Inherited from Old Dutch: *falco

In summary

From Middle Dutch valke, from Old Dutch *falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô.