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jackdaw

Syllables: jack·daw/ˈdʒækˌdɔː/US/ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/

jackdaw noun: 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.

jackdaw: a bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family;...
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Noun

jackdaw (plural jackdaws)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    daw

jackdaw meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

jackdaw in Hindi

jackdaw
कौआ kauā

jackdaw in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

jackdaw in Urdu

jackdaw
کوا kavvā

jackdaw in Bengali

দাঁড়কাক, বায়স
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jackdaw in Malayalam
ഒരിനം കാക്ക
jackdaw in Assamese
কাউৰী kauri, কোৱা küa
jackdaw in Persian
زاغچه zâġče

Synonyms of jackdaw

Forms of jackdaw

pluraljackdaws

Origin of jackdaw

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”).

Phrases with jackdaw

Questions about jackdaw

What does jackdaw mean?
Jackdaw means 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.
What is jackdaw in Hindi?
Jackdaw in Hindi is कौआ (kauā). See Jackdaw meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is jackdaw?
Jackdaw is a noun.
How do you pronounce jackdaw?
Jackdaw is pronounced /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of jackdaw?
The plural of jackdaw is jackdaws.

Words near jackdaw in the dictionary

  1. jackboxes
  2. jackboy
  3. jackboys
  4. jackcrosstree
  5. jackcrosstrees
  6. jackdaw
  7. jackdaws
  8. jacked
  9. jacked around
  10. jacked in
  11. jacked into

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Adapted from Wiktionary: jackdaw (page history and authors); कौआ (Hindi) (page history and authors); jackdaw (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); کوا (Urdu) (page history and authors); jackdaw (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); jackdaw (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); কাউৰী (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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