crake

(Английский)

Noun

Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.

Verb

To cry out harshly and loudly, like a crake.

Verb

To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully.

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈkɹeɪk/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: crak

In summary

From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.

Синонимы

landrail

rail

corncrake

water hen

Переводы

Porzana

marouette

polluela

Ralle

waterhoen

saracura

rascón

guatlla maresa

su yelvesi

râle

porciglione

rallus