nighthawk
English
/ˈnʌɪthɔːk/, /ˈnaɪthɑk/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A nightjar, especially .
- (US) A New World nightjar of the genus Chordeiles, especially .
- A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours.
- A nighthawker.
Etymology
Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English hawk (advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell).
Origin
English
hawk
Gloss
advocate of war warlike behavior, bird, sell
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
売
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Cracker Night English
- Galápagos hawk English
- Hawk-Eye English
- Hawkery English
- all-night English
- alnight English
- anight English
- ballhawk English
- barnight English
- benight English
- birthnight English
- chickenhawk English
- cuckoo-hawk English
- eaglehawk English
- evennight English
- ferruginous hawk English
- fishhawk English
- flyhawk English
- forenight English
- fortnight English
- goodnight English
- hawk English
- hawk-beaked English
- hawkbell English
- hawkery English
- hawketh English
- hawkish English
- hawkism English
- hawkist English
- hawklet English
- hawklike English
- hawkling English
- hawkmoth English
- hawknose English
- hawknosed English
- hawksbeard English
- hawksbill English
- hawkweed English
- hawky English
- holinight English
- internight English
- intranight English
- make-hawk English
- meadowhawk English
- midnight English
- multinight English
- newshawk English
- night English
- night fear English
- night watch English
- night-bright English
- night-fear English
- night-rail English
- nightbreak English
- nightcap English
- nightclothes English
- nightclub English
- nightcore English
- nightcrawler English
- nightdream English
- nightdreaming English
- nightdress English
- nighted English
- nighten English
- nighter English
- nightery English
- nightfall English
- nightfaring English
- nightfear English
- nightfire English
- nightfright English
- nightful English
- nightgear English
- nightglow English
- nightgown English
- nightguard English
- nighthawking English
- nightie English
- nightingale English
- nightish English
- nightlamp English
- nightless English
- nightlife English
- nightlight English
- nightlike English
- nightline English
- nightlong English
- nightly English
- nightman English
- nightmarcher English
- nightmare English
- nightpiece English
- nightrider English
- nightrobe English
- nights English
- nightscape English
- nightscope English
- nightshade English
- nightshining English
- nightshirt English
- nightside English
- nightspot English
- nightstand English
- nightstick English
- nightstool English
- nightsuit English
- nighttide English
- nighttime English
- nightwalker English
- nightwandering English
- nightward English
- nightwards English
- nightwatch English
- nightwatchman English
- nightwear English
- nightwork English
- nighty English
- outnight English
- overnight English
- parahawk English
- paynight English
- pigeonhawk English
- pondhawk English
- puttock English
- red-shouldered hawk English
- roadside hawk English
- rufous-tailed hawk English
- seahawk English
- shitehawk English
- short-tailed hawk English
- sparrowhawk English
- to-night English
- watchnight English
- weeknight English
- white-rumped hawk English
- white-tailed hawk English
- white-throated hawk English
- worknight English
- yesternight English
- zone-tailed hawk English
- night Italian
- *keh₂p- Proto-Indo-European
- night Portuguese
- ナイト Japanese
- hauke Middle English
- nighte Middle English
- 나이트 Korean
- nait Tok Pisin
- naet Pijin
- hawk
- hawky
- night
- nights
- nighty
- anight
- hawketh
- hawkist
- puttock
- nightly
- nighted
- nighten
- hawklet
- hawkism
- benight
- nightie
- nighter
- seahawk
- hawkery
- hawkish
- alnight
- Hawkery
- flyhawk
- hawkling
- to-night
- pondhawk
- newshawk
- hawklike
- Hawk-Eye
- hawkmoth
- barnight
- nightish
- hawkweed
- parahawk
- hawknose
- nightcap
- midnight
- fishhawk
- hawkbell
- outnight
- nightful
- ballhawk
- paynight
- nightery
- nightman
- worknight
- holinight
- all-night
- hawksbill
- nightlong
- weeknight
- nightgear
- goodnight
- nighttide
- nightrobe
- nightglow
- nightless
- nightclub
- make-hawk
- evennight
- nightfire
- nightlike
- nightlamp
- hawknosed
- nightlife
- nighttime
- shitehawk
- overnight
- nightwork
- nightwear
- nightcore
- nightfear
- fortnight
- nightsuit
- forenight
- nightspot
- nightfall
- nightmare
- eaglehawk
- nightside
- nightward
- nightline
- nightgown
- nightwards
- birthnight
- internight
- nightguard
- nightbreak
- meadowhawk
- nightdream
- nightrider
- night fear
- intranight
- nightstool
- pigeonhawk
- nightstand
- nightlight
- multinight
- nightpiece
- night-fear
- nightshade
- nightshirt
- nightscape
- nightscope
- nightdress
- watchnight
- nightwatch
- nightstick
- hawksbeard
- night-rail
- cuckoo-hawk
- nightfaring
- nightwalker
- hawk-beaked
- nightfright
- night watch
- nightingale
- sparrowhawk
- yesternight
- chickenhawk
- night-bright
- nightcrawler
- nightshining
- nightmarcher
- nighthawking
- nightclothes
- nightdreaming
- roadside hawk
- nightwatchman
- Cracker Night
- Galápagos hawk
- nightwandering
- ferruginous hawk
- zone-tailed hawk
- white-rumped hawk
- white-tailed hawk
- short-tailed hawk
- rufous-tailed hawk
- white-throated hawk
- red-shouldered hawk