"squawky" meaning in All languages combined

See squawky on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squawky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squawkier [comparative], squawkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːki Etymology: Etymology tree English squawk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squawky From squawk + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|squawk|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English squawk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squawky [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "squawky", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="squawky"> From squawk + -y., {{ety|en|:af|squawk|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English squawk Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English squawky From squawk + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} squawky (comparative squawkier, superlative squawkiest)
  1. (of a sound) Resembling a squawk; raw and grating
    Sense id: en-squawky-en-adj-86PLqbtN Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 83 17
  2. Making squawking sounds.
    Sense id: en-squawky-en-adj-RflP~kfH Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 49 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squawkily, squawkiness

Inflected forms

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