Bimanal

/baɪˈmeɪnəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characterized by having two hands; two-handed.

Etymology

From Latin 'bi-' (two) and 'manus' (hand), with the suffix '-al' forming an adjective; related to the taxonomic term Bimana.

Kelly Says

Even though 'bimanal' is rarely used now, it highlights an fascinating linguistic shift—we once needed words to describe what we thought made humans unique, but as we learned more about animal cognition, the distinction became less meaningful.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብማና
bee-MAH-nah
ARالعربية
بِمَانَال
bi-ma-nal
BNবাংলা
বিমান
bee-man
CACatalà
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
CSČeština
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
DADansk
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
DEDeutsch
Bimanal
bee-mah-nal
ELΕλληνικά
βίμαν
vee-man
ESEspañol
bimanal
bee-mah-nal
FAفارسی
بیما
bee-mah
FISuomi
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
FRFrançais
bimanal
bee-mah-nal
GUGU
બિમાન
bee-man
HAHA
bimana
bee-MAH-nah
HEעברית
בִּימָנָל
bee-MAH-nal
HIहिन्दी
बिमन
bee-man
HUMagyar
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
IGIG
bimana
bee-MAH-nah
ITItaliano
bimanal
bee-mah-nal
JA日本語
ビマナル
bimana-ru
KKKK
биман
bee-man
KMKM
បាន
ba-an
KO한국어
비마날
bi-ma-nal
MRMR
बिमन
bee-man
MSBahasa Melayu
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
MYမြန်မာ
ဘီမန်
bee-man
NLNederlands
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
NONorsk
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
PAPA
ਬਿਮਾਨ
bee-man
PLPolski
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
PTPortuguês
bimanal
bee-mah-nal
RORomână
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
RUРусский
биманал
bee-mah-nal
SVSvenska
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
SWKiswahili
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
TAதமிழ்
பைமான்
pai-man
TEతెలుగు
బిమానం
bee-ma-nam
THไทย
บิมาล
bi-ma-l
TLTL
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
TRTürkçe
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
UKУкраїнська
біманал
bee-mah-nal
URاردو
بِمَانَال
bee-MAH-nal
VITiếng Việt
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
YOYO
bimanal
bee-MAH-nal
ZH中文
bimana
bi-ma-nal
ZUZU
bimana
bee-MAH-nah

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