crake
Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short billsAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
Meaning
2 sensesAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
дерга́чdergáč, коросте́льkorostélʹ
any of several short-billed Old World rails
(obsolete)A crack; a boast.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.
From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn.
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