Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackdaw

/ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: jack-daw
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/

24

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.

Etymology

Compound of jack + daw. The first element, also present in Low German (North Saxon) Jöker (“jackdaw”), may refer either to its characteristic call, often represented as tchak-tchak, maybe influenced by association with the name Jack. The second element means “jackdaw” in itself, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”), and German Dohle (“jackdaw”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: *dāwe, *dāhwā

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/
British English: /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/

Inflected Forms

jackdaws (plural)

Synonyms

daw corvus monedula

Questions

How do you pronounce jackdaw?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/.
What does jackdaw mean?: A bird of the genus Coloeus, similar in appearance to crows and found within the same family; traditionally associated with church towers and ruins, where it frequently likes to nest.
Where does jackdaw come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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