kraaien

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkraːi̯.ə(n)/ Rhymes: -aːi̯ən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch crâyen, from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-West Germanic *krāan (“to crow, shout”). ==== Verb ==== kraaien to crow, make to sound of roosters and certain other birds (figuratively) to talk or cry affirmatively, in triumph, frolicking etc. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: kraai Negerhollands: kraej === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== kraaien plural of kraai === Anagrams === aanreik, kanarie, reik aan