gauk

Norwegian Nynorsk

/ɡæʉk/

pronu-note
Definitions
  • a cuckoo, (Cuculus canorus (Cuculus canorus))
  • one who sells liquor illegally
  • an ocarina
  • a person from Sandnes, Rogaland

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse gaukr (cuckoo) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (cuckoo).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*gaukaz

Gloss

cuckoo

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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