pelikaan

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch pellicaen, from Old French pelican, from Latin pelecānus, from Ancient Greek πελεκάν (pelekán).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpeːliˈkaːn/

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• Hyphenation: pe‧li‧kaan
• Rhymes: -aːn
• Homophone: Pelikaan

Noun

pelikaan m (plural pelikanen, diminutive pelikaantje n)

1. 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