kauw
Dutch
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch cauwe, from Old Dutch *kāwa, from Proto-Germanic *kahwō (compare West Frisian ka), from Proto-Indo-European *geh₁(i)- (“sing”) (compare Lithuanian giedóti, Tocharian A kāk (“he calls upon”), Sanskrit गायति (gāyati)).
Noun
kauw m (plural kauwen, diminutive kauwtje n)
- A jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven
- Een kauw kan de menselijke spraak leren nabootsen.
- A jackdaw can learn to imitate human speech.
- Its cry
Synonyms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kauw
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