tsjerkûle

West Frisian

Etymology

From tsjerke (“church”) +‎ ûle (“owl”).

Noun

tsjerkûle c (plural tsjerkûlen, diminutive tsjerkûltsje)

  1. (rare) barn owl, owl of the genus Tyto
    Synonym: goudûle

Further reading
  • “tsjerkûle”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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