Definition
Scottish word meaning to shuffle, dawdle, or bungle something; to treat badly or handle carelessly.
Etymology
Scots variant, possibly related to 'bauch' (belly, stomach) or from Germanic roots meaning to move awkwardly. The term entered Scots English through folk usage and appears in Scottish literature.
Kelly Says
Scottish verbs like 'bauchle' are brilliantly expressive—one word captures the specific way someone shuffles along doing something badly, which is why Scots English has such an outsized vocabulary for human foibles and foolishness.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
בבት קטן
babet katan
ARالعربية
بطن صغير
batn sagheer
BNবাংলা
ছোট পেট
chhot pet
CACatalà
ventre petit
ven-truh peh-tee
CSČeština
bříško
bree-shko
DEDeutsch
Bauchlein
bokh-lyin
ESEspañol
barriguita
bar-ree-goo-ee-tah
FAفارسی
شکم کوچک
shekam koochak
FRFrançais
petit ventre
peh-tee ven-truh
HAHA
ciki na gaba
chee-kee na ga-bah
HEעברית
בטן קטנה
beten katanah
HIहिन्दी
छोटा पेट
chota pet
IDBahasa Indonesia
perut kecil
pe-rut ke-cil
IGIG
nwa ukwu
n-wah oo-koo
ITItaliano
pancettina
pan-cheh-tee-nah
KKKK
кіші сырты
kishi syrty
MSBahasa Melayu
perut kecil
pe-rut ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
အတွင်းငယ်
a-twein-ngai
NLNederlands
buikje
b-yik-ye
PAPA
ਛੋਟਾ ਪੇਟ
chhotta pet
PLPolski
brzuszek
brzoosek
PTPortuguês
barriguinha
bar-ree-goo-ee-nyah
RORomână
burtică
bur-tee-kah
RUРусский
маленький живот
malen-kiy zhi-vot
SWKiswahili
tumbo dogo
tu-mbo do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறு வயிறு
chiru vayir-u
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న వయిరు
chinn-a vayiru
TLTL
maliit na tiyan
ma-lee-it na tee-yan
TRTürkçe
küçük karın
koo-chook kar-in
UKУкраїнська
маленький живіт
malen-kiy zhi-vit
URاردو
چھوٹا پیٹ
chota pet
VITiếng Việt
bụng nhỏ
bung nho
YOYO
àgbà kekere
ah-g-bah keh-reh-reh
ZUZU
igqili elule
ee-g-kee-lee eh-loo-leh