grou

Meaning

crane (large, long-legged and long-necked birds)

Concepts

crane

derrick

Synonyms

grua

Derrick

Translations

grue

kraanvogel

Kranich

gru

grulla

γερανός

grus

kraan

كركي

قۆڵهنگ

turna

Kran

hijskraan

-e

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɾo(w)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: grus

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese gru m, from Latin gruem f or m (“crane”) or possibly through a Vulgar Latin *gruum m, from Proto-Indo-European *gr̥h₂ú-, from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).