Definitions for jackdawˈdʒækˌdɔ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jack•dawˈdʒækˌdɔ(n.)
a small Eurasian crow with a gray nape, Corvus monedula, that nests in chimneys and rock cavities.
Category: Ornithology
Origin of jackdaw:
1535–45
Princeton's WordNet
jackdaw, daw, Corvus monedula(noun)
common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
Wiktionary
jackdaw(Noun)
A European bird of the Crow family (Corvus monedula), often nesting in church towers and ruins; a daw.
Origin: Compound of jack and daw The first element, also present in Low German KaKajak, (North Saxon) Jöker "jackdaw", may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, or to the name Jack. The second element means "jackdaw" in itself, from dawe, and is cognate with German Dohle.
Webster Dictionary
Jackdaw(noun)
see Daw, n
Translations for jackdaw
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
jackdaw(noun)
a type of bird of the crow family that sometimes steals bright objects.
- kerkkraaiAfrikaans
- زاغ، غُراب الزَّرعArabic
- гаргаBulgarian
- gralhaPortuguese (BR)
- kavkaCzech
- die DohleGerman
- allikeDanish
- καλιακούδαGreek
- grajillaSpanish
- hakkEstonian
- زاغچهFarsi
- naakkaFinnish
- choucasFrench
- קָאָקHebrew
- कौआHindi
- čavkaCroatian
- csókaHungarian
- burung gagakIndonesian
- dvergkrákaIcelandic
- taccolaItalian
- こくまる鳥Japanese
- 갈까마귀Korean
- kuosaLithuanian
- kovārnisLatvian
- sejenis burung gagakMalay
- kauwDutch
- kaieNorwegian
- kawkaPolish
- زاغچهPersian
- كاغى، شين غاړى كار ګه، شين ټاغىPashto
- gralhaPortuguese
- stăncuţăRomanian
- галкаRussian
- kavkaSlovak
- kavkaSlovenian
- čavkaSerbian
- kajaSwedish
- นกตระกูลอีกา (มีสีดำหรือสีเทา)Thai
- küçük kargaTurkish
- 寒鴉，慈烏Chinese (Trad.)
- галкаUkrainian
- چھوٹا سفید سر کا کوّاUrdu
- quạ gáy xámVietnamese
- 寒鸦Chinese (Simp.)
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