Bedcover

/ˈbɛdˌkʌvər/ noun

Definition

A cloth or blanket used to cover a bed, typically for warmth or decoration.

Etymology

From Middle English 'bed' (resting place) + 'cover' (something that covers). The compound formed as bedding became more standardized in household furnishings during the medieval period.

Kelly Says

Before the mass production of standardized bedcovers in the 1800s, people often used tapestries, furs, or hand-sewn fabrics—meaning your bed's appearance told a lot about your wealth and status in society.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንፈስ (menfes)
men-fes
ARالعربية
غطاء السرير (gatta' as-sir)
gat-ta as-seer
BNবাংলা
শয্যালুক (shoyyaluk)
shoy-ya-luk
CACatalà
mantes
man-tes
CSČeština
pokrývce
po-kryv-ce
DADansk
dyne
dyne
DEDeutsch
Bettdecke
bet-dek-eh
ELΕλληνικά
σκέπασμα (skepasma)
ske-pas-ma
ESEspañol
funda de cama
foon-da de ka-ma
FAفارسی
سندلی (sandeli)
san-de-li
FISuomi
patja
pat-ja
FRFrançais
couverture
koo-v-er-toor
GUGU
બેડશીટ (bedsheet)
bed-sheet
HAHA
kwanar gida
kwan-ar gee-dah
HEעברית
כיסוי מיטה (kisev mitah)
ki-sev mi-tah
HIहिन्दी
बिस्तर का कंबल (bistar ka kambla)
bees-tar ka kam-bla
HUMagyar
takaró
ta-ka-ro
IDBahasa Indonesia
selimut
se-li-mut
IGIG
ụgbọ
oo-g-boh
ITItaliano
coperta
co-per-ta
JA日本語
毛布 (mofuku)
mo-fu-ku
KKKK
көмiр (kōmir)
ko-meer
KMKM
គ្រឿងគ្រប់ (kroeung krob)
kro-ung kroh
KO한국어
침구 커버 (chimgu keobeo)
chim-goo ke-o-beo
MRMR
बिस्तरचा कपडा (bistarcha kapda)
bees-tar-cha ka-pda
MSBahasa Melayu
selimut
se-li-mut
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ (pon-san)
pon-san
NLNederlands
dekbed
dek-bed
NONorsk
dyne
dyne
PAPA
ਬਿਸਤਰ ਦਾ ਕਪੜਾ (bistar da kapda)
bees-tar da ka-pda
PLPolski
pokrowiec
po-kro-vee-ets
PTPortuguês
cobertor
co-ber-tor
RORomână
pătură
pa-ture
RUРусский
покрывало (pokryvalo)
po-kry-va-lo
SVSvenska
bäddmadrass
bed-mad-rass
SWKiswahili
blanketi
blan-ke-ti
TAதமிழ்
படுக்கை துணி (pukka kai thuni)
pu-kka-kai th-u-ni
TEతెలుగు
చీరలు (chīralu)
chee-ra-lu
THไทย
ผ้าห่ม (pha hom)
pha hom
TLTL
tuwal
too-wal
TRTürkçe
battaniye
bat-ta-ni-ye
UKУкраїнська
постійна ковдра (postyna kovdra)
post-yna ko-v-dra
URاردو
بستر کا کپڑا (bistar ka kapra)
bees-tar ka ka-pra
VITiếng Việt
chăn
chan
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
awon igb-a-g-bo
ZH中文
床单 (chuángdān)
chwang-dan
ZUZU
amakha
a-ma-kha

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