кнігаўка

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Either onomatopoetic (based on its call кні-кні) or derived from ка́ня (kánja) via the form кні́га (kníha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈknʲiɣau̯ka]
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Noun

кні́гаўка • (kníhaŭka) f animal (genitive кні́гаўкі, nominative plural кні́гаўкі, genitive plural кні́гавак, relational adjective кні́гаўчын)

  1. (ornithology) northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Declension

References

  • кнігаўка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “кнігаўка”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 83
  • Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1989), “кніга”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 5 (ка́яць – ліпя́нка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 83
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