kawka

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See also: kawką

Lower Sorbian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *kavъka (jackdaw), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Upper Sorbian kawka, Polish kawka, Czech kavka, and Slovene kavka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kawka f

  1. jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • 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

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kawka

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkaf.ka/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -afka
  • Syllabification: kaw‧ka

Etymology 1

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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

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kawka f

  1. jackdaw (corvid of the genus Coloeus)
    kawka zwyczajnawestern jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
    kawka srokataDaurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)
Derived terms
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adjective

Etymology 2

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From kawa +‎ -ka.

Noun

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kawka f

  1. diminutive of kawa
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kawka”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia.

Further reading

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  • kawka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kawka in Polish dictionaries at PWN