jackdawとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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 古期英語 *dāwe, from Proto-Germanic *dēhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰēk- (“a daw, starling, thrush, similar birds”). Cognate with Old Prussian doacke (“starling”), Latin faccilāre (“the sound or timbre of the thrush”), and German Dohle (“jackdaw”).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈdʒækˌdɔː/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɔ/, /ˈd͡ʒækˌdɑ/
• 韻: -ækdɔː, -ækdɑ
• ハイフネーション: jack‧daw

名詞

jackdaw (plural jackdaws)

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

   Synonym: daw

   Hyponyms: European jackdaw, Daurian jackdaw

Further reading

• “jackdaw”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “jackdaw”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.