Caws

/kɔz/ verb

Definition

Makes the loud, harsh cry characteristic of a crow or raven.

Etymology

From Middle English 'cawen,' imitative of the sound crows actually make. This onomatopoeia has remained relatively unchanged for centuries.

Kelly Says

Crows are so intelligent that they recognize individual human faces and hold grudges—researchers have shown that crows who are trapped and banded will scold and avoid those specific people for years, and even tell other crows about them.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Caw
Caw
ARالعربية
صياح
s-iya-ħ
BNবাংলা
কাকের ডাক
ka-ker do-ak
CACatalà
caw
kaw
CSČeština
křik
k-rik
DADansk
krå
kra
DEDeutsch
Krawall
kra-val
ELΕλληνικά
κραυγή
kra-y-gi
ESEspañol
graznidos
gra-z-ni-dos
FAفارسی
قوقو
goo-goo
FISuomi
kräkä
krä-kä
FRFrançais
cris
kri
GUGU
કાવ
ka-av
HAHA
caw
kaw
HEעברית
ציוץ
t-z-it
HIहिन्दी
कौआ का गूँजना
ka-u-a ka gu-n-jana
HUMagyar
kakas
ka-kas
IDBahasa Indonesia
caw
kaw
IGIG
caw
kaw
ITItaliano
gracchiare
gra-k-chia-re
JA日本語
カラスの声
ka-ra-su no koe
KKKK
caw
kaw
KMKM
ការ
ka-ar
KO한국어
까마귀 소리
kka-ma-gwi so-ri
MRMR
काव
ka-av
MSBahasa Melayu
caws
kawz
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-k
NLNederlands
kraaien
kra-ien
NONorsk
kråke
kra-ke
PAPA
caw
kaw
PLPolski
krzyk
krzyk
PTPortuguês
grasnidos
gra-sn-idos
RORomână
scârțâit
skâr-ts-ait
RUРусский
каркать
kar-kat
SVSvenska
kråka
kra-ka
SWKiswahili
caws
kawz
TAதமிழ்
காகம்
ka-gam
TEతెలుగు
క్రాక్రాక
kra-kra-ka
THไทย
เสียงกา
si-ang ka
TLTL
caw
kaw
TRTürkçe
caws
kawz
UKУкраїнська
каркання
kar-kan-nya
URاردو
کاکا
ka-ka
VITiếng Việt
cáo
cao
YOYO
caw
kaw
ZH中文
乌鸦叫
wūyā jiào
ZUZU
caw
kaw

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