Definition
Plural of crawfish; freshwater crustaceans that resemble small lobsters, also called crayfish.
Etymology
From Old French 'crevisse' or 'crevice,' influenced by 'craw' (the stomach of an animal). The word spread through European languages with regional variations.
Kelly Says
Crawfish and crayfish are the same creature, but the pronunciation shift happened because English speakers literally 'reanalyzed' the French 'crev-' sound as 'craw-' (stomach), showing how etymology evolves in real time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወይን አይን
wey-n a-yin
BNবাংলা
নদী কৃষ্ণ
na-dee kris-h-n
CACatalà
cangre de riu
kan-greh deh ree-oo
CSČeština
plovoucí krabi
plov-oo-shee kra-bee
DADansk
flodkræb
flod-krab
DEDeutsch
Flussgarnelen
floos-gar-neh-lehn
ELΕλληνικά
κάνγκουροι ποταμού
kan-goo-roos po-ta-moo
ESEspañol
cangrejos de río
kan-greh-hohs deh ree-oh
FAفارسی
کرم دریایی
kar-m da-ree-ae-ee
FISuomi
joenraput
joen-ra-pu-t
FRFrançais
écrevisses de rivière
ek-re-viss-es deh ree-vee-er
HAHA
kifi na ruwa
kee-fee na roo-wa
HEעברית
קיפוד נהר
kip-pod na-har
HIहिन्दी
नदी में झींगे
na-dee mein jee-nge
HUMagyar
folyami rákok
foly-a-mee rak-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
udang sungai
oo-dang soo-ngai
IGIG
ọkụ n'ụmụ
oh-koo n'oo-moo
ITItaliano
gamberi di fiume
gam-be-roh dee fee-oo-meh
KKKK
ащы суу краби
a-sh-y soo-oo kra-bee
KMKM
ស្វាយទន្លេ
sva-ay tohn-leh
MRMR
नदीचे कर्कर
na-dee-che kar-kar
MSBahasa Melayu
udang sungai
oo-dang soo-ngai
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျောင်း
ye-kyawng
NLNederlands
rivierkreeften
ree-veer-kreeft
NONorsk
elvkreps
el-v-kreps
PAPA
ਨਦੀ ਦਾ ਕ੍ਰਾਬ
na-dee daa kra-ab
PLPolski
raczki rzeki
ratchka zzeh-kee
PTPortuguês
camarões-de-rio
ka-ma-ra-ow-s deh ree-oh
RORomână
crapă de râu
kra-pa deh ra-oo
RUРусский
речные крабы
ree-ch-noy kra-by
SVSvenska
flodkräftor
flod-kraf-tor
SWKiswahili
mchele wa mto
m-che-leh wa m-toh
TAதமிழ்
ஆறு கரப்பான்
aa-roo kara-pa-an
TEతెలుగు
నది క్రాబ్
na-dee kra-b
THไทย
กุ้งแม่น้ำ
gooeng mae nam
TRTürkçe
nehir ıskendisi
neh-heer isk-en-dih-see
UKУкраїнська
річкові краби
reech-ko-ve kra-by
URاردو
نهر کی کرکڈ
neh-r kee ker-kood
VITiếng Việt
cua đồng
kwaa dong
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀rọ̀
eh-koh oh-roh
ZUZU
inkosi ye-mpilo
in-koh-see ye-m-pee-loh