Definition
The time of day when roosters go to roost, typically dusk or twilight; the period between day and night.
Etymology
From 'cock' (rooster) + 'shut' (to close). Refers to when roosters close themselves into their coop for the night, marking the boundary between daylight and darkness.
Kelly Says
Before electric lights, 'cockshut' was an actual unit of time used by farmers and rural people—it marked the moment when farm work had to stop because visibility disappeared, making it a natural end to the workday.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፀሐይ ምንጭ
tsah-ai minch
ARالعربية
غروب الشمس
ghurub ash-shams
BNবাংলা
সূর্যাস্থ
soo-r-ya-as-th
CACatalà
pòr del sol
por del sol
CSČeština
západ slunce
za-pad slunce
DADansk
solnedgang
sol-ned-gang
DEDeutsch
Hahnenschluss
ha-hen-shluss
ELΕλληνικά
η δύση του ηλίου
i dy-si tou i-liou
ESEspañol
atardecer
a-ta-r-de-ser
FAفارسی
غروب آفتاب
ghorob-e aftab
FISuomi
auringonlasku
au-rin-gon-las-ku
FRFrançais
coucher du coq
ku-shɛ dy ko
GUGU
સૂર્યોદય
soo-ryo-ud-ay
HAHA
kwanciyar rana
kwan-chi-yar ra-na
HEעברית
שקיעת השמש
she-ki-a-t ha-she-mesh
HIहिन्दी
सूर्यास्त
soo-ree-a-ast
HUMagyar
szürkület
sür-kü-let
IDBahasa Indonesia
terbenamnya matahari
ter-be-nam-nya ma-ta-ha-ri
ITItaliano
tramonto
tra-mon-to
JA日本語
鶏の鳴き声
tori no naki koe
KKKK
күн түседі
ku-n tu-se-di
KO한국어
닭의 울음소리
dak-ui ul-eum-so-ri
MRMR
सूर्यास्त
soo-ree-a-ast
MSBahasa Melayu
terbenam matahari
ter-be-nam ma-ta-ha-ri
NLNederlands
zonsondergang
zon-son-der-gang
NONorsk
solnedgang
sol-ned-gang
PAPA
ਸੂਰ્યਾસ્ਤ
soo-ree-a-ast
PLPolski
zachód słońca
zachod slon-ca
PTPortuguês
pôr do sol
por do sol
RORomână
apusul soarelui
a-pu-sul so-a-re-lui
SVSvenska
solnedgång
sol-ned-gång
SWKiswahili
jua linapo
jua li-na-po
TAதமிழ்
சூரியன் மறையும்
soo-ri-yan ma-rai-yum
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యాస్తం
soo-rya-as-tan
THไทย
พระอาทิตย์ตกดิน
phra-a-tit-yot-tok-din
TLTL
paglubog ng araw
pa-glu-bog ng a-raw
TRTürkçe
kuşların çalması
kuş-ların çal-ması
UKУкраїнська
захід сонця
za-khid son-tsia
URاردو
دھوپ چھان جانا
dhoop chan jaana
VITiếng Việt
mặt trời lặn
mat troi lan
ZH中文
鸡叫时间
jī jiào shíjiān
ZUZU
ukusungela
oo-koo-sun-ge-la