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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
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