kauw

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑu̯/, [kɑu̯], [kʌu̯]

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• Hyphenation: kauw
• Homophones: kou, kouw
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯

Etymology 1

Coloeus monedula in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

From Middle Dutch cauwe, from Old Dutch *kāwa, from Proto-West Germanic *kahu (compare West Frisian ka), from Proto-Indo-European *gewH- (“to call, cry”) (compare Lithuanian giedóti, Tocharian A kāk (“he calls upon”), Sanskrit गायति (gāyati)).

Noun

kauw m (plural kauwen, diminutive kauwtje n)

1. a jackdaw, the bird species Coloeus monedula, closely related to the crow, magpie and raven

   Synonyms: dole, ka, kerkkauw, torenkraai

   Een kauw kan de menselijke spraak leren nabootsen.

   A jackdaw can learn to imitate human speech.

2. its cry

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) kaeuw

Derived terms

• alpenkauw
• Russische kauw

Descendants

• → Caribbean Hindustani: kauwá

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kauw

1. inflection of kauwen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative