jaulen

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Low German. Probably onomatopoetic, though a relation with gellen (“to shrill”) with common dialectal j- could be considered.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaʊ̯lən/, [jaʊ̯lən], [jaʊ̯l̩n]

Verb

1. to yelp, to howl, to yowl (sound of a canine or a similar sound)

Further reading

• “jaulen” in Duden online