pauw
See also: Pauw
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch pau, pauwe, from Old Dutch *pauwo, from Proto-Germanic *pāwô, from Latin pāvō, likely from Ancient Greek ταώς (taṓs), of uncertain further origin.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pauw m (plural pauwen, diminutive pauwtje n)
- A peacock, a fowl of the genus Pavo.
- (particularly) An Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus
- Synonym: blauwe pauw
Derived terms edit
- blauwe pauw (“Pavo cristatus”)
- groene pauw (“Pavo muticus”)
- Congopauw (“Afropavo congensis”)
- pauwhaan
- pauwhen
- pauwoog
- witte pauw
Descendants edit
See also edit
- pauw on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
- Pauw (vogel) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl