pelikaan
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pellicaen, from Old French pelican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeːliˈkaːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pe‧li‧kaan
- Rhymes: -aːn
- Homophone: Pelikaan
Noun
pelikaan m (plural pelikanen, diminutive pelikaantje n)
- pelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae
Derived terms
- bruine pelikaan
- grijze pelikaan
- kleine pelikaan
- kroeskoppelikaan
- roodrugpelikaan
- roze pelikaan
Descendants
- Afrikaans: pelikaan
Further reading
pelikaan on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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