कौआ

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कौआ

/kə̯u.ʋɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[kɐ̯u.ʋäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit काअ- (kāa-) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓- (-uka-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Doublet of काग (kāg) and काक (kāk). Cognate with Assamese কাউৰী (kauri), Konkani कावळो (kāvḷo), Gujarati કાગડો (kāgḍo), Marathi कावळा (kāvḷā), Sylheti ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa).

noun kauā · کوا · कौआ · कौए · कौओं

masculine crow
masculine jackdaw

In English

crow any bird of the genus Corvus

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {कौआ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%86},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}