raaf

From Dutch raaf, from Middle Dutch rāve, from older rāven by reanalysis, from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

• IPA^(key): /rɑːf/

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raaf (plural rawe)

1. raven

From Middle Dutch rāve, formed by reanalysis of the older singular form rāven which was reinterpreted as a plural. From Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

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• IPA^(key): /raːf/
• Hyphenation: raaf
• Rhymes: -aːf

raaf m or f (plural raven, diminutive raafje n)

1. A raven, Corvus corax.
2. A raven, term used for certain other large birds of the genus Corvus.
3. (Suriname) Synonym of ara (“macaw”)

• kauw
• kraai
• roek

• bokraaf
• hoornraaf
• raafkaketoe
• raafparkiet

• Afrikaans: raaf
• → Sranan Tongo: rafru

• Afar