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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescoq
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kok
"Le coq chante tous les matins à la ferme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An adult male domestic fowl; a rooster.
"The farmer heard the cock crowing at the break of dawn." - 2
A valve or tap for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas.
"Turn the stopcock to shut off the water supply to the sink."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'coc', an imitative word mimicking the call of the male bird. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe various devices and mechanisms resembling the bird's posture or comb, such as a gun hammer or a valve spout.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cock" is said worldwide
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coq
Transliteration: kok
"Le coq chante tous les matins à la ferme."
Hahn
Transliteration: hahn
"Der Hahn kräht früh am Morgen."
gallo
Transliteration: gallo
"Il gallo canta ogni mattina."
gallo
Transliteration: gah-yoh
"El gallo canta al amanecer."
galo
Transliteration: gah-loo
"O galo canta cedo na fazenda."
मुर्गा
Transliteration: murgā
"सुबह होते ही मुर्गा बाँग देने लगा।"
公鸡
Transliteration: gōng jī
"清晨，公鸡在村子里打鸣。"
수탉
Transliteration: sutalk
"아침마다 수탉이 울음소리를 낸다."
雄鶏
Transliteration: ondori
"朝になると雄鶏が鳴き声をあげます。"
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