"Méiw" meaning in Luxembourgish

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Noun

IPA: /mei̯f/, [mɜɪ̯f] Forms: Méiwen [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜɪf Etymology: Probably from early modern German Möwe, Mewe, from Middle Low German mêwe, from Old Saxon mēu, from Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, from Proto-Germanic *maiwaz. Alternatively as a dialectal word through Middle Dutch mewe from the same Proto-Germanic source. The bird migrates southwards along the Rhine, Moselle, and Meuse, sometimes reaching Luxembourgish territory. Cognate with Dutch meeuw, English mew, Icelandic mávur. Etymology templates: {{der|lb|de|Möwe|Möwe, Mewe}} German Möwe, Mewe, {{der|lb|gml|mêwe}} Middle Low German mêwe, {{der|lb|osx|mēu}} Old Saxon mēu, {{der|lb|gmw-pro|*maiwī}} Proto-West Germanic *maiwī, {{der|lb|gem-pro|*maiwaz}} Proto-Germanic *maiwaz, {{der|lb|dum|mewe}} Middle Dutch mewe, {{cog|nl|meeuw}} Dutch meeuw, {{m+|en|mew}} English mew, {{cog|is|mávur}} Icelandic mávur Head templates: {{lb-noun|f}} Méiw f (plural Méiwen)
  1. gull, seagull Wikipedia link: Meuse, Moselle, Rhine Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-Méiw-lb-noun-nJ-ngsQJ Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
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        "2": "mávur"
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