jackdaw

English

European jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
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Etymology

Compound of jack + dawCategory:English compound terms#JACKDAW. The first element, also present in Low German (North Saxon) Jöker (jackdaw), may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, maybe influenced by association with the name Jack. The second element means “jackdaw” in itself, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms derived from Old English#JACKDAW *dāwe, from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#JACKDAW *dēhǭ, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#JACKDAW *dʰēk- (a daw, starling, thrush, similar birds). Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (starling), Latin faccilāre (the sound or timbre of the thrush), and German Dohle (jackdaw).

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Noun

jackdaw (plural jackdaws)Category:English lemmas#JACKDAWCategory:English nouns#JACKDAWCategory:English countable nouns#JACKDAWCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JACKDAWCategory:Pages with entries#JACKDAWCategory:Pages with 1 entry#JACKDAW

  1. A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.
    Synonym: daw
    Hyponyms: European jackdaw, Daurian jackdaw

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