Contionary:habuk

Jorvanian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *habuk, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, controversially derived from Proto-Indo-Phrazean *kopuǵos, perhaps ultimately derived from *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Noun

habuk (plural habuki)

  1. A hawk, a small bird of the family Accipitridae, especially of the genus Accipiter.
  2. northern goshawk (Astur gentilis)
  3. (politics) A hawk, someone with aggressive or extreme views in (foreign) politics.