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intj · name · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kɔː/
  • Australian, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard: /koː/
  • /kɔ/ without the cot–caught merger
  • US: non-cot-caught Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • cot-caught-merger: /kɑ/
  • Scotland: /kɔ/
  • rhymes with -ɔː
  • homophone: core (non-rhotic)
  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Canadian Auto Workers, a former trade union, one of the predecessors of Unifor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: labour

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: labour union

3

noun

Meaning 3

The harsh cry of a crow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of carbon arc welding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

the sound made by corvine birds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cry

7

verb

Meaning 7

utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

History

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Across languages

Translations

152 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qar-qar — the cry of a crow
  • Azerbaijani: qır-qır — the cry of a crow
  • Bulgarian: грачене (gračene) — the cry of a crow
  • Catalan: txac-txac — the cry of a crow
  • Czech: krá — the cry of a crow
  • Estonian: kraa — the cry of a crow
  • Estonian: kraaks — the cry of a crow
  • Hungarian: kár-kár — the cry of a crow
  • Hungarian: kár — the cry of a crow
  • Japanese: カー (kā) — the cry of a crow
  • Korean: 까악 (kkaak) — the cry of a crow
  • Korean: 까악까악 (kkaakkkaak) — the cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: crás — the cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: crás-crás — the cry of a crow
  • Russian: кар (kar) — the cry of a crow
  • Russian: кар-кар (kar-kar) — the cry of a crow
  • Scottish Gaelic: gòrag gòrag — the cry of a crow
  • Scottish Gaelic: gròc gròc — the cry of a crow
  • Tamil: கா (kā) — the cry of a crow
  • Tamil: காக்கா (kākkā) — the cry of a crow
  • French: TCA — Canadian Auto Workers
  • Arabic: نَعْق (naʕq) — cry of a crow
  • Arabic: نَعِيق (naʕīq) — cry of a crow
  • Azerbaijani: qarıldama — cry of a crow
  • Azerbaijani: qırıldama — cry of a crow
  • Azerbaijani: qırıltı — cry of a crow
  • Azerbaijani: qarıltı — cry of a crow
  • Bulgarian: грачене (gračene) — cry of a crow
  • Bulgarian: грак (grak) — cry of a crow
  • Dutch: gekras — cry of a crow
  • Esperanto: grako — cry of a crow
  • Estonian: kraaks — cry of a crow
  • Estonian: kraaksumine — cry of a crow
  • Faroese: krá — cry of a crow
  • Finnish: raakkuminen — cry of a crow
  • Finnish: raakunta — cry of a crow
  • French: croassement — cry of a crow
  • French: croa — cry of a crow
  • Galician: gralla — cry of a crow
  • Galician: grallada — cry of a crow
  • Georgian: ჩხავილი (čxavili) — cry of a crow
  • German: Gekrächze — cry of a crow
  • German: Krächzen — cry of a crow
  • Greek: κρωγμός (krogmós) — cry of a crow
  • Hungarian: károgás — cry of a crow
  • Irish: agallach — cry of a crow
  • Irish: grág — cry of a crow
  • Italian: gracchio — cry of a crow
  • Latvian: krā — cry of a crow
  • Latvian: ķērciens — cry of a crow
  • Livonian: krǟ — cry of a crow
  • Livonian: rǟkimi — cry of a crow
  • Malay: gauk — cry of a crow
  • Khiamniungan Naga: wākwāk — cry of a crow
  • Navajo: gáa — cry of a crow
  • Polish: krakanie — cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: grasnido — cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: grasnado — cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: grasnada — cry of a crow
  • Portuguese: grasno — cry of a crow
  • Russian: ка́рканье (kárkanʹje) — cry of a crow
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràg — cry of a crow
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràc — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра́ка̄ње — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̀кта̄ње — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̏кат — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̄к — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̏ка — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: grákānje — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: gràktānje — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: grȁkat — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: grāk — cry of a crow
  • Serbo-Croatian: grȁka — cry of a crow
  • Spanish: graznido — cry of a crow
  • Spanish: crocitar — cry of a crow
  • Spanish: croscitar — cry of a crow
  • Spanish: crascitar — cry of a crow
  • Swedish: krax — cry of a crow
  • Tagalog: wak-wak — cry of a crow
  • Tamil: கா (kā) — cry of a crow
  • Tamil: காக்கா (kākkā) — cry of a crow
  • Turkish: gak — cry of a crow
  • Turkish: gaklama — cry of a crow
  • Ukrainian: кря́кання (krjákannja) — cry of a crow
  • Ukrainian: ка́ркання (kárkannja) — cry of a crow
  • Welsh: crawc — cry of a crow
  • Welsh: crawciad — cry of a crow
  • Arabic: نَعَقَ (naʕaqa) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Armenian: կռռալ (kṙṙal) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Armenian: կռկռալ (kṙkṙal) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Old Armenian: կռչեմ (kṙčʻem) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Azerbaijani: qırıldamaq — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Azerbaijani: qarıldamaq — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Bulgarian: грача (grača) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Catalan: grallar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Czech: krákat — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Esperanto: graki — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Estonian: kraaksuma — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Finnish: raakkua — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • French: croasser — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Galician: coaxar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Galician: raufiñar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Galician: ranfiñar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Galician: grallar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Georgian: ჩხავილი (čxavili) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • German: krächzen — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Greek: κρώζω (krózo) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ancient Greek: κρώζω (krṓzō) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Hungarian: károg — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ingrian: braakkaa — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ingrian: krookkaa — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ingrian: krookkia — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Irish: bheith ag cágaíl — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Irish: bheith ag grágaíl — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Italian: gracchiare — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Karelian: praukkuo — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Latin: grocīre — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Latin: grocāre — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Latvian: ķērkt — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Macedonian: грака (graka) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Malay: menggauk — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Polish: krakać — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Polish: kraknąć — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Portuguese: grasnir — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Portuguese: grasnar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Portuguese: corvejar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Portuguese: crocitar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Romanian: croncăni — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Russian: ка́ркать (kárkatʹ) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Russian: ка́ркнуть (kárknutʹ) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Russian: гра́ять (grájatʹ) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Scottish Gaelic: gràg — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра́кати — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра̀ктати — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: гра́кнути — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: grákati — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: gràktati — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Serbo-Croatian: gráknuti — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: graznar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: gaznar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: crocitar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: crascitar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: croscitar — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: gañir — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Spanish: grajear — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Swedish: kraxa — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Tamil: கரை (karai) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Turkish: gaklamak — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ukrainian: кря́кати (krjákaty) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Ukrainian: кря́кнути pf ка́ркати (krjáknuty) — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Welsh: crawcian — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven
  • Welsh: crawcio — to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven