ʾakʷ- ~ kʷa(kʷ)-: 'owl; raven'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	akkû SB; LL; AHw., p.29		gloss withheld
Tigre	kuwa LH 419; käkay	LH 419	gloss withheld
Geez	kʷākʷā (LGz. 280)	LGz. 280	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	kawtā 'owl' [Ja 627]; bāwətā	Ja 627
Tigrinya	kʷakʷǝ TA 618, kʷak, pl. kʷakʷat Bass. 630	TA 618; Bass. 630	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	kawkay 'unclean bird, perhaps owl' (Payne Smith 208)	Payne Smith 208

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Updated 22 October 2026