kiekendief
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈki.kə(n)ˌdif/
noun
Definitions
- (zoology) A harrier, predatory bird of the subfamily Circinae.
- (rare) A chicken thief, who steals fowl.
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish kieken (chicken) + Dutch, Flemish dief (thief).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
dief
Gloss
thief
Concept
Semantic Field
Law
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dagdief Dutch, Flemish
- dief Dutch, Flemish
- diefijzer Dutch, Flemish
- diefte Dutch, Flemish
- dievegge Dutch, Flemish
- dievenlantaarn Dutch, Flemish
- dieventaal Dutch, Flemish
- duitendief Dutch, Flemish
- gauwdief Dutch, Flemish
- kieken Dutch, Flemish
- klapperdief Dutch, Flemish
- kruimeldief Dutch, Flemish
- runderdief Dutch, Flemish
- veedief Dutch, Flemish
- wespendief Dutch, Flemish
- dief Middle Dutch
- dief Afrikaans
- *kiukīn gmw-pro