caw

See also: CAW, Caw, and ċaw

English

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Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: kô, IPA^(key): /kɔː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɔ/

• Audio (US):

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• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /kɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː

Noun

caw (plural caws)

1. The harsh cry of a crow.

Coordinate terms

• chatter

Translations

cry of a crow

Arabic: نَعْق m (naʕq), نَعِيق (ar) m (naʕīq) Bulgarian: грачене n (gračene), грак m (grak) Dutch: gekras (nl) n Esperanto: grako Estonian: kraaks (et), kraaksumine Faroese: krá n Finnish: raakkuminen (fi), raakunta (fi) French: croassement (fr) m, croa (fr) Galician: gralla (gl) f, grallada f Georgian: ჩხავილი (čxavili) German: Gekrächze (de) n, Krächzen n Greek: κρωγμός (el) m (krogmós) Hungarian: károgás (hu) Irish: agallach f, grág f Italian: gracchio (it) m Latvian: krā (interjection), ķērciens m Livonian: krǟ (interjection), rǟkimi Malay: gauk (ms) Navajo: gáa Polish: krakanie (pl) n Portuguese: grasnido m, grasnado (pt) m, grasnada f, grasno (pt) m Russian: ка́рканье (ru) n (kárkanʹje) Scottish Gaelic: gràg, gràc Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: гра́ка̄ње n, гра̀кта̄ње n, гра̏кат m, гра̄к m, гра̏ка f Latin: grákānje n, gràktānje n, grȁkat m, grāk m, grȁka f Spanish: graznido (es), crocitar (es), croscitar (es), crascitar (es) Swedish: krax (sv) n Tagalog: wak-wak Turkish: gak (tr), gaklama (tr) Ukrainian: кря́кання f (krjákannja), ка́ркання f (kárkannja) Welsh: crawc m or f, crawciad m

Verb

caw (third-person singular simple present caws, present participle cawing, simple past and past participle cawed)

1. To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.
   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

     Rising and cawing at the gun's report.

Derived terms

• cawer

 

Translations

to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven

Arabic: نَعَقَ (naʕaqa) Armenian: կռռալ (hy) (kṙṙal), կռկռալ (hy) (kṙkṙal) Old Armenian: կռչեմ (kṙčʻem) Bulgarian: грача (bg) (grača) Catalan: grallar (ca) Czech: krákat (cs) Esperanto: graki (eo) Estonian: kraaksuma Finnish: raakkua (fi) French: croasser (fr) Galician: coaxar, raufiñar, ranfiñar, grallar (gl) Georgian: ჩხავილი (čxavili) German: krächzen (de) Greek: κρώζω (el) (krózo) Ancient: κρώζω (krṓzō) Hungarian: károg (hu) Ingrian: braakkaa, krookkaa, krookkia Irish: bheith ag cágaíl, bheith ag grágaíl Italian: gracchiare (it) Latin: grocīre, grocāre Latvian: ķērkt Macedonian: грака impf (graka) Malay: menggauk Polish: krakać (pl) impf, kraknąć pf Portuguese: grasnir, grasnar (pt), corvejar (pt), crocitar (pt) Romanian: croncăni (ro) Russian: ка́ркать (ru) impf (kárkatʹ), ка́ркнуть (ru) pf (kárknutʹ), гра́ять (ru) impf (grájatʹ) Scottish Gaelic: gràg Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: гра́кати impf, гра̀ктати impf, гра́кнути pf Latin: grákati (sh) impf, gràktati (sh) impf, gráknuti (sh) pf Spanish: graznar (es), gaznar (es), crocitar (es), crascitar (es), croscitar (es) Swedish: kraxa (sv) Turkish: gaklamak (tr) Ukrainian: кря́кати impf (krjákaty), кря́кнути pf (krjáknuty) ка́ркати impf (kárkaty) Welsh: crawcian, crawcio

Interjection

caw

1. A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 36:

     "Amen," said M., in a grave and solemn tone. "Caw," croaked the jackdaw immediately, and with such a sonorous effect, that it disturbed our pious mien and upset our gravity.

Translations

the cry of a crow

Bulgarian: грачене n (gračene) Catalan: txac-txac (ca) Czech: krá (cs) Estonian: kraa (et), kraaks (et) Hungarian: kár-kár, kár (hu) Korean: 까악 (ko) (kkaak), 까악까악 (ko) (kkaakkkaak) Portuguese: crás (pt), crás-crás Russian: кар (ru) (kar), кар-кар (kar-kar) Scottish Gaelic: gòrag gòrag (crow), gròc gròc (raven)

Anagrams

• ACW, CWA, WAC, WCA

Khumi Chin

Alternative forms

• (Northern Khumi) co

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ˩/

Noun

caw

1. rice

References

• K. E. Herr (2011) The phonological interpretation of minor syllables, applied to Lemi Chin‎, Payap University, page 42

Koyraboro Senni

Verb

caw

1. to read

Derived terms

• cawandi
• cawdoo
• cawkaw
• cawroo
• cawyan

 

References

• Youssouf Mohamed Haïdara, Youssouf Billo Maïga, Mohamed Bagna Maïga, et John Hutchison, Lexique Soŋay-Français. Kalimawey Citaabo Soŋay Annasaara senni, Bamako: République du Mali, Ministère de l'Education Nationale, DNAFLA, et l'USAID, 1992.

Mapudungun

Noun

caw (Raguileo spelling)

1. father

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Rukai

Noun

caw

1. (anatomy) foreleg

Zarma

Verb

caw

1. to read

References

• Peace Corps / Niger, Zarma Dictionary [Zarmaciine-English-Français], Niamey, 2001. http://www.bisharat.net/Zarma/index.htm