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Etymology
Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.

Pronunciation
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w:International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA:/kl�/

Noun
claw

1. A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2. The pincer of a crustacean or other arthropod.
3. A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.

Czech: t-|cs|dráp|m
Danish: t-|da|klo|c
Dutch: t+|nl|klauw|c
Finnish: t+|fi|kynsi
German: t+|de|Klaue|f, t-|de|Kralle|f
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Greek: t+|el|ν��ι|n|sc=Grek (nýchi)
Kurdish: KUchar|��گ, KUchar|�ر���ک
Portuguese: t+|pt|garra|f
Slovene: krempelj m
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Danish: klosaks c
Finnish: t-|fi|saksi
German: t+|de|Schere|f
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Portuguese: t-|pt|puã|f
Slovene: kleš�e f pl
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Danish: t-|da|klo|c
Finnish: t+|fi|leuka
German: Greifer m
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ttbc|Albanian: kthetër f
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ا��خ�ب
ttbc|Bosnian: kandža f
ttbc|Bulgarian: нок�� (nok�t)
ttbc|Catalan: urpa
ttbc|Croatian: kandža f
ttbc|Czech: popadnout, škrábat
ttbc|Esperanto: ungo
ttbc|Estonian: küüs, küünis
ttbc|Faroese: klógv f
ttbc|French: griffe (1), pince (2)
ttbc|Frisian: klau, kloer
ttbc|Galician: spòg
ttbc|Hebrew: �פר|�ֹפֶר
ttbc|Hindi: प���ा (pa.nj�), प��ा (pa.nj�)
ttbc|Hungarian: karom, köröm
ttbc|Indonesian: cakar
ttbc|Irish: crág, crúb
ttbc|Italian: artiglio, unghia, pinza, zampa, branca f
ttbc|Japanese: � (��) (tsume)
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ttbc|Korean: �� (baltob, -top)
ttbc|Latvian: nags
ttbc|Lithuanian: nagas
ttbc|Norwegian: kloa
ttbc|Old English: clawu, clea
ttbc|Papiamentu: pata
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|��گ, FAchar|پ�ج�
ttbc|Polish: pazur, �apa
ttbc|Romanian: ghear� f, cle�te
ttbc|Sardinian: farrànca, ungra, ungredda f
ttbc|Serbian:
:Cyrillic: кан�а f
:Roman: kandža f
ttbc|Slovak: �eľusť, dráp
ttbc|Spanish: garra f
ttbc|Swahili: kucha
ttbc|Swedish: klo
ttbc|Tagalog: kuko
ttbc|Thai: �ร��ล�� (grong lép)
ttbc|Turkish: pençe
ttbc|Ukrainian: к�го�� (kígot')
ttbc|Urdu: URchar|پ�ج� (panja)
ttbc|Uyghur: (bemelchek)
ttbc|Vietnamese: vu�t, càng
ttbc|Welsh: crafanc, ewin
ttbc|Yiddish: (krel)
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Verb
en-verb

1. To scratch or to tear at.
2. To use the claws to seize.
3. To use the claws to climb.

Translations
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Danish: kradse, rive, kradse
Finnish: t+|fi|kynsiä, t-|fi|raapia
German: kratzen, zerkratzen
Greek: t|el|ν��ιάζ�|sc=Grek (nychiázo)
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trans-top|use claws to seize
Danish: gribe
Finnish: ottaa kynsi|kynsiinsä
German: klammern, krallen
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trans-top|use claws to climb
Danish: slå en klo i
Finnish: kiivetä kynsi|kynsiensä apu|avulla
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Derived terms
claw hammer
get one's claws into
madclaw

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• 2008-01-01 21:32 - Chloejr - checked chinese mandarin translation

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