pauw

See also: Pauw

Dutch

Pavo cristatus (male) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Pavo cristatus (female) in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pau, pauwe, from Old Dutch *pauwo, from Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō, likely from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), of uncertain further origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑu̯/, [pɑu̯], [pʌu̯]

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• Hyphenation: pauw
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Noun

pauw m (plural pauwen, diminutive pauwtje n)

1. A peacock, a fowl of the genus Pavo.
2. (particularly) Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus)

   Synonym: blauwe pauw

Derived terms

• blauwe pauw (“Pavo cristatus”)
• Congopauw (“Afropavo congensis”)
• groene pauw (“Pavo muticus”)
• pauwhaan
• pauwhen
• pauwkalkoen
• pauwoog
• witte pauw

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pou
• Negerhollands: powwis
• → Munsee: páaw
• → Papiamentu: pòwis

See also

• pauw on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• Pauw (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl