jackdaw

== English == === Etymology === Compound of jack +‎ daw. 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 English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”), and German Dohle (“jackdaw”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/, /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɑ/ Rhymes: -ækdɔː, -ækdɑ Hyphenation: jack‧daw === Noun === jackdaw (plural jackdaws) 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 ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “jackdaw”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “jackdaw”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.