Dorhawk

/ˈdɔrhɔk/ noun

Definition

A dialectal or regional name for a type of hawk or bird of prey, possibly the dorsa or back-hunting hawk.

Etymology

From Germanic 'dor' combined with Old English 'havoc' (hawk); possibly referring to a hawk's behavior of hunting over the back or ridge areas.

Kelly Says

Medieval falconry had incredibly specific hawk terminology—dorhawk might identify a hawk preferred for hunting in specific terrain, but the knowledge died with the falconers who used it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዶርሆክ
dor-hok
ARالعربية
دور هوك
dūr hūw
BNবাংলা
ডোরহাওক
dor-hao-k
CACatalà
dorvago
dor-va-go
CSČeština
dorvago
dor-va-go
DADansk
dorvago
dor-va-go
DEDeutsch
Dorvago
dor-va-go
ELΕλληνικά
δωρχάουκ
dor-khauk
ESEspañol
dorvago
dor-va-go
FAفارسی
دور هوک
dūr hūw
FISuomi
dorvago
dor-va-go
FRFrançais
dorvago
dor-va-go
GUGU
ડોરહાવક
dor-haavk
HAHA
dorvago
dor-va-go
HEעברית
דוֹר-הוֹק
dor-hok
HIहिन्दी
डोरहॉक
dor-haak
HUMagyar
dorvago
dor-va-go
IDBahasa Indonesia
dorvago
dor-va-go
IGIG
dorvago
dor-va-go
ITItaliano
dorvago
dor-va-go
JA日本語
ドルホーク
doru hūku
KKKK
дорхок
dor-hok
KMKM
ដោរហោក
dor-hok
KO한국어
도르호크
dor-ho-keu
MRMR
डोरहॉक
dor-haak
MSBahasa Melayu
dorvago
dor-va-go
MYမြန်မာ
ဒေါ်ဟောက်
da-hōu
NLNederlands
dorvago
dor-va-go
NONorsk
dorvago
dor-va-go
PAPA
ਡੋਰਹૉਕ
dor-hok
PLPolski
dorvago
dor-va-go
PTPortuguês
dorvago
dor-va-go
RORomână
dorvago
dor-va-go
RUРусский
дорхоук
dor-hook
SVSvenska
dorvago
dor-va-go
SWKiswahili
dorvago
dor-va-go
TAதமிழ்
டோர்ஹாக்
dor-haak
TEతెలుగు
డోర్హాక్
dor-haak
THไทย
ดอร์ฮอก
dor-hok
TLTL
dorvago
dor-va-go
TRTürkçe
dorvago
dor-va-go
UKУкраїнська
дорхоук
dor-hook
URاردو
ڈورہawk
dor-hawk
VITiếng Việt
dorvago
dor-va-go
YOYO
dorvago
dor-va-go
ZH中文
多尔霍克
duō'ěr hòu kè
ZUZU
dorvago
dor-va-go

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