kestrel

kestrel meaning in Tamil and Urdu

Synonyms of kestrel

• windhover
• staniel

Forms of kestrel

Origin of kestrel

From Middle English castrel (“staniel, bird of prey”), from Middle French cresserelle, crecerelle (“bird of prey”), usually assumed to be from crecelle (“rattle, wooden reel”) (modern crécelle), of obscure origin. Cognates possibly include: Medieval Latin clisterella f, French crécerelle f and cristel m, Neapolitan castariello m and crestariello m, all sharing the same meaning. Derivation from the assumed Vulgar Latin *crepicella, *crepitacillum, a diminutive of crepitāculum, from crepitāre (“to crackle”) is difficult to explain from a morphological point of view. Instead, possibly from a root *krek-, *krak- (“to crack, rattle, creak, emit a bird cry”), from Middle Dutch crāken (“to creak, crack”), from Old Dutch *krakōn (“to crack, creak, emit a cry”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to emit a cry, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“to shout”). Cognate with Old High German krahhōn (“to make a sound, crash”), Old English cracian (“to resound”), French craquer (“to emit a repeated cry, used of birds”). More at creak, crack.

Words formed from kestrel

• American kestrel
• banded kestrel
• common kestrel
• Dickinson's kestrel
• fox kestrel
• greater kestrel
• grey kestrel
• lesser kestrel
• Malagasy kestrel
• Mauritius kestrel
• Nankeen kestrel
• Seychelles kestrel
• spotted kestrel

Questions about kestrel

What does kestrel mean?

Kestrel means any of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.

What is kestrel in Tamil?

Kestrel in Tamil is இனமாகும். See Kestrel meaning in Tamil.

What part of speech is kestrel?

Kestrel is a noun.

How do you pronounce kestrel?

Kestrel is pronounced /ˈkɛstɹəl/.

What is the plural of kestrel?

The plural of kestrel is kestrels.