Abubble

/əˈbʌbəl/ adjective

Definition

In a state of bubbling or fizzing; producing bubbles.

Etymology

From the prefix 'a-' (meaning 'in a state of') combined with 'bubble,' which comes from Middle English and likely has imitative origins, related to the sound and appearance of bubbles forming in liquid.

Kelly Says

The prefix 'a-' used to be much more common in English for describing states of being—think 'afire' or 'alight'—but most have faded from everyday use, leaving 'abubble' as a charming relic mostly found in poetry.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
abubble
AMአማርኛ
የአየር ብርሃት (ye'a'yer birhat)
ye-a-yer bee-ra-hat
ARالعربية
فقاعة (būbūla)
boo-boo-la
BGБългарски
абубл
BNবাংলা
একটি ফুসফুস (ekti phusphus)
ek-ti phus-phus
CACatalà
una bombo
oo-na bom-bo
CSČeština
bublina
boo-bli-na
DADansk
en bobble
en bob-ble
DEDeutsch
eine Blase
ay-nuh BLAH-zuh
ELΕλληνικά
μπουμπούκι (mpoumpouki)
m-poo-m-poo-kee
ESEspañol
una burbuja
oo-na bur-BOO-la
ETEesti
abubble
EUEuskara
abubble
FAفارسی
گوی (goy)
goy
FISuomi
kupla
ku-pla
FRFrançais
une bulle
oon bül
GLGalego
abubble
GUGU
બુદ્બુડું (budbudun)
boo-doo-dun
HAHA
kamar
kam-ar
HEעברית
בועה (bo'a)
bo-ah
HIहिन्दी
एक बुलबुला
ek bul-bul-la
HRHrvatski
abubble
HUMagyar
buborék
boo-bo-rek
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelembung
geh-lembung
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
una bolla
oo-na BOL-la
JA日本語
泡 (あわ)
a-wa
KKKK
була (bula)
boo-la
KMKM
បង្កើត (bongkreut)
bong-kreut
KO한국어
방울 (방울)
bang-ul
LTLietuvių
abubble
LVLatviešu
abubble
MNМонгол
абубл
MRMR
बबळ (babbla)
bab-bla
MSBahasa Melayu
selimut gelembung
se-li-mut geh-lembung
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုး (kya)
kya
NLNederlands
een bubbel
een bub-bel
NONorsk
en bobble
en bob-ble
PAPA
ਬਬਬਲ (babbal)
bab-bal
PLPolski
pęcherzyk
pen-cher-zik
PTPortuguês
uma bolha
oo-ma bol-ya
RORomână
o bule
o boo-leh
RUРусский
пузырь (puzyr')
poo-zyr'
SKSlovenčina
abubble
SLSlovenščina
abubble
SRСрпски
абубл
SVSvenska
en bubbla
en bub-la
SWKiswahili
kamba
kam-ba
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு பந்தல் (oru bandhal)
oru ban-thal
TEతెలుగు
ఒక బబ్బుల్ (okka babbulu)
ok-ka bab-bu-lu
THไทย
ฟอง (fong)
fong
TLTL
isang bula
ee-sang boo-la
TRTürkçe
bir kabarcık
bir ka-bar-chik
UKУкраїнська
пухир (puhir)
poo-heer
URاردو
ایک گولہ (ek gola)
ek go-la
VITiếng Việt
bong bóng
bong bong
YOYO
ìyà
ee-ya
ZH中文
气泡 (qìpào)
chee-paow
ZUZU
isigubu
ee-si-gu-bu

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