kawka
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kawka
See also: kawką
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kawka, Polish kawka, Czech kavka, and Slovene kavka.
Pronunciation
Noun
kawka f animal
Declension
Declension of kawka
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kawka”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kawka”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kavъka, which is onomatopoeic,[1] representing the bird’s voice.[2] Outside of Slavic, it may be related to Old Armenian քուք (kʻukʻ).
Noun
kawka f
- jackdaw (corvid of the genus Coloeus)
- kawka zwyczajna ― western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
- kawka srokata ― Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)
Derived terms
adjective
Etymology 2
Noun
kawka f
- diminutive of kawa
Declension
Declension of kawka
References
- ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kawka”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia.