kotka

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • eagle any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision
  • golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kotka inherited from *kočka.

Origin

*kočka

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