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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfoulque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fulk/
"Une foulque nageait calmement sur l'étang."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A black freshwater waterbird related to rails, typically having a white facial shield.
"A small flock of coots swam quietly near the reedy edge of the lake." - 2
An eccentric or foolish person, especially an old man.
"The old coot sat on his porch all afternoon shouting at passing cars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'cote', likely of Germanic origin akin to Middle Low German 'kōte' or Dutch 'koet'. Historically used since the 14th century to describe the waterbird, it later evolved into a colloquial term for a foolish or eccentric person, particularly an elderly man.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Coot" is said worldwide
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foulque
Transliteration: /fulk/
"Une foulque nageait calmement sur l'étang."
Blässhuhn
Transliteration: /ˈblɛsˌhuːn/
"Das Blässhuhn sucht im Schilf nach Nahrung."
folaga
Transliteration: /foˈlaː.ɡa/
"La folaga nera guizzava tra le canne."
focha
Transliteration: /ˈfo.tʃa/
"Una focha común apareció cerca de la orilla."
galinha-d'água
Transliteration: /ɡaˌliɲa ˈdaɡwɐ/
"A galinha-d'água nadava calmamente no lago."
जलमुर्गी
Transliteration: jalmurgi
"झील के किनारे एक जलमुर्गी तैर रही थी।"
骨顶鸡
Transliteration: gǔ dǐng jī
"湖面上有一只骨顶鸡在游动。"
물닭
Transliteration: muldak
"호수 위에서 물닭 한 마리가 헤엄치고 있었다."
オオバン
Transliteration: ooban
"湖の近くでオオバンが餌を探していた。"
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