Gowk

/ɡoʊk/ noun

Definition

A Scottish and Northern English word for a cuckoo bird, or a foolish or silly person.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'gaukr' (cuckoo), from Proto-Germanic origins. The bird name transferred to mean 'fool' because cuckoos were associated with foolishness in folklore.

Kelly Says

The cuckoo got a bad reputation across European languages—in English, German, and French, the cuckoo's name became slang for 'fool' because of its simple call and parasitic breeding behavior.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምጼ
a-m-che
ARالعربية
مُبْطِل
mu-b-til
BNবাংলা
মুখোশ
mu-kho-sh
CACatalà
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
CSČeština
hloupý
hlo-u-py
DADansk
idiot
ee-dee-ot
DEDeutsch
Narr
nar
ELΕλληνικά
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
ESEspañol
tonto
ton-to
FAفارسی
احمق
e-h-maq
FISuomi
hullu
hul-lu
FRFrançais
idiot
ee-dee-oh
GUGU
જોકર
jo-kar
HAHA
magan
ma-gan
HEעברית
טיפש
tee-pish
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ख
moo-rkh
HUMagyar
hüly
hoo-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
bodoh
bo-doh
IGIG
nne
n-ne
ITItaliano
idiota
ee-dee-o-ta
JA日本語
ばか
ba-ka
KKKK
ақылсыздар
a-ky-l-sy-z-dar
KMKM
មាន
ma-an
KO한국어
바보
ba-bo
MRMR
भोळा
bho-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bodoh
bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
lul
lul
NONorsk
idiott
ee-dee-ot
PAPA
ਗੁਰ
gur
PLPolski
głupi
g-loo-pi
PTPortuguês
bobo
bo-bo
RORomână
prost
pro-st
RUРусский
идиот
ee-dee-ot
SVSvenska
idiot
ee-dee-ot
SWKiswahili
mnyama
m-nya-ma
TAதமிழ்
மூர்க்கன்
moo-r-kan
TEతెలుగు
మందబుడి
man-da-bu-di
THไทย
โง่
ngo
TLTL
bobo
bo-bo
TRTürkçe
salak
sa-lak
UKУкраїнська
дурень
doo-ren-y
URاردو
غُلا
goo-la
VITiếng Việt
ngu ngốc
ngu ngoc
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ̀
o-ro e-ro
ZH中文
傻瓜
shǎ guā
ZUZU
umuntu omnyama
u-mu-ntu o-m-ny-a-ma

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