different between quagga vs dauw

English

Alternative forms

• kwagga (dated)
• quakka
• quagha

Etymology

From Dutch quagga (whence also Afrikaans kwagga), from a Khoisan term, probably Hai?om, Khoekhoe ?koaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• (General South African) IPA^(key): /?kwax?/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?kwa??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kwæ??/, /kw???/
• Rhymes: -æ??

Noun

quagga (plural quaggas)

1. A southern-African subspecies of zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.

Derived terms

• quagga mussel

Translations

References

Italian

Etymology

From a Khoisan term, probably Hai?om, Khoekhoe ?koaah, apparently of imitative origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kwa?.?a/
• Rhymes: -a??a
• Hyphenation: quàg?ga

Noun

quagga m (invariable)

1. plains zebra (Equus quagga)

   Hypernym: zebra

References

• quagga in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Etymology

Afrikaans?

Noun

dauw (plural dauws)

1. (South Africa) The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (Equus quagga burchellii).

Synonyms

• peechi, peetsi

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch dau, from Old Dutch *d?u, from Proto-Germanic *dawwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewh?- (“smoke, haze”). Compare Low German Dau, West Frisian dau, German Tau, English dew, compare also Danish dug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?u?/
• Hyphenation: dauw
• Rhymes: -?u?

Noun

dauw m (uncountable)

1. dew

Derived terms

• bedauwen
• dauwdruppel
• dauwpunt
• dauwtrappen
• dauwvorst
• morgendauw
• zonnedauw

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dou