kraai
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
kraai (plural kraaie)
Etymology 2
Verb
kraai (present kraai, present participle kraaiende, past participle gekraai)
- to crow
Dutch
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch crâye, from Old Dutch *krāia, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ.
Noun
kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)
- (zoology) A crow, Corvus corone.
- Synonym: zwarte kraai
- (zoology) One of certain related birds of the genus Corvus or of the family Corvidae.
- (figuratively) A person dressed in black.
- (figuratively) An undertaker or undertaker's employee.
- (figuratively) A blue pennant indicating the presence of a navigation pilot.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kraai
Etymology 2
Noun
kraai f (plural kraaien, diminutive kraaitje n)
- A craye, Scandinavian vessel type
Etymology 3
From kraaien.
Noun
kraai m (plural kraaien)
- A crow's creaky sound.
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kraai
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