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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHahn
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hahn
"Der Hahn krähte früh am Morgen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A name for a rooster, especially in fairy tales, fables, and traditional literature.
"The proud chanticleer strutted across the farmyard, announcing the arrival of dawn."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French chanter (to sing) and clair (clear), combined to form chantecler, meaning 'clear singer'. The name was famously popularized as the rooster in medieval beast fables such as the Reynard the Fox cycle and Chaucer's The Nun's Priest's Tale.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chanticleer" is said worldwide
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coq
Transliteration: kok
"Le coq a chanté au lever du jour."
Hahn
Transliteration: hahn
"Der Hahn krähte früh am Morgen."
gallo
Transliteration: gallo
"Il gallo ha cantato all'alba."
gallo
Transliteration: gallo
"El gallo cantó al amanecer."
galo
Transliteration: galu
"O galo cantou ao raiar do dia."
मुर्गा
Transliteration: murgā
"सुबह होते ही मुर्गा बोल पड़ा।"
公鸡
Transliteration: gōngjī
"清晨，公鸡在院子里啼叫。"
수탉
Transliteration: sutak
"이른 아침에 수탉이 울었다."
雄鶏
Transliteration: ondori
"雄鶏が夜明けを告げるために鳴いた。"
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