Definition
A type of climbing plant with small prickly seed pods that stick to clothing; a plant of the genus Desmodium.
Etymology
From 'beggar' plus 'lice' (from Old English 'lus'). Called this because the seed pods cling to beggars' clothes as they travel, spreading the plant; the pods look like lice to the naked eye.
Kelly Says
This plant has one of the most colorful names in botany—early farmers and travelers would find their clothes covered with these clingy seed pods, making it seem like they'd caught 'lice' from the plant, hence the humorous name.
Translations
BNবাংলা
গরীবতা
go-ree-ba-ta
CACatalà
pobreça
po-bre-sa
CSČeština
chudoba
chu-do-ba
DEDeutsch
Bettlertum
bet-ler-tum
ESEspañol
mendicidad
men-di-si-dad
FISuomi
köyhyys
ko-y-hyys
FRFrançais
pauvreté
po-v-re-te
HIहिन्दी
गरीबी
ga-ree-bee
HUMagyar
szegénység
sze-gen-yes-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemiskinan
ke-mis-ki-nan
IGIG
ihe n'anya
ee-he n'an-ya
ITItaliano
povertà
po-ver-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemiskinan
ke-mis-kin-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာ
kya-na-ma
NLNederlands
armoede
ar-mo-e-de
NONorsk
fattigdom
fat-tig-dom
PLPolski
ubóstwo
u-bo-s-tvo
PTPortuguês
mendicância
men-di-kansa
RORomână
sărăcie
sa-ra-che
RUРусский
нищета
nish-che-ta
SVSvenska
fattiga
fat-ti-ga
SWKiswahili
ukimwi
oo-kim-wee
THไทย
ความยากจน
khwam-yahk-chon
TLTL
kahirapan
ka-hi-ra-pan
TRTürkçe
fakirlik
fak-ir-lik
UKУкраїнська
бідність
bid-nist
VITiếng Việt
sự nghèo khổ
su-nghi-eo-kho
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ́
awon ek-o
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-ku-thu-la