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Added 9 October 2026

daw

/dɔː/ symbol

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ISO 639-3 language code for Davawenyo.

noun

A western jackdaw, Coloeus monedula, a passerine bird in the crow family (Corvidae), more commonly called jackdaw.
An idiot, a simpleton; fool.

verb

To dawn.
To wake (someone) up.
To daunt; to terrify.

Origin

From Middle English dawe, from Old English *dāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *dāhwā. Cognate with German Dahle, Dohle, dialectal Tach.

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