Boatlip

/ˈboʊtlɪp/ noun

Definition

The edge, rim, or lip of a boat, particularly at the prow or stern; also a geographical term for a narrow strip of land.

Etymology

Compound of 'boat' + 'lip' (from Old English 'lippa'), using 'lip' metaphorically to describe the edge or boundary of a boat.

Kelly Says

Using 'lip' for edges is a charming aspect of English—we talk about the 'lip' of a cup, a canyon, a wound—it's a metaphor borrowed from human anatomy that makes descriptions more vivid.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
אני ነው
a-ni ne-w
ARالعربية
حافة القارب
ḥa-fa al-qārib
BNবাংলা
নৌকাটির ধার
nau-ka-ti-r dhar
CACatalà
bord del vaixell
bord del va-i-xel
CSČeština
okraj lodi
ok-raj lo-di
DADansk
bådens kant
ba-dens kant
DEDeutsch
Bootslippe
boots-lee-pe
ELΕλληνικά
κρεμάστια του πλοίου
kre-mas-tia tou plio-u
ESEspañol
labio del bote
la-bee-oh del bo-teh
FAفارسی
لبه قایق
lab-e- qa-i-q
FISuomi
veneen reuna
ve-neen re-u-na
FRFrançais
bord du bateau
bord du ba-to
GUGU
બોટનો કાંઠો
bo-to-no ka-ntho
HAHA
kofa ruwa
ko-fa ru-wa
HEעברית
קצה הסירה
ka-tsa ha-si-ra
HIहिन्दी
नाव का किनारा
naav ka ki-naara
HUMagyar
hajó szélé
ha-jó sze-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
ujung perahu
u-jung pe-ra-hu
IGIG
nkwu ọfụ
nkwu o-fu
ITItaliano
labbro della barca
lab-bro della bar-ka
JA日本語
ボートのひびき
bo-ato no hi-bi-ki
KKKK
көміршік жайы
ko-mir-shik ja-y
KMKM
ប្រយ័ន នៃ ទំនាក់
prey-yan neay tum-nak
KO한국어
배의 술
bae-ui sul
MRMR
नावचे काठ
na-av-che ka-th
MSBahasa Melayu
tepi bot
te-pi bot
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကယာ ဘေး
ye-ka-ya be
NLNederlands
rand van de boot
rand van de boot
NONorsk
båtens kant
ba-tens kant
PAPA
наव की सीमा
naav ki see-ma
PLPolski
brzeg łodzi
brzeg w-odzi
PTPortuguês
bord do barco
bord do ba-r-ku
RORomână
marginul barcii
mar-gi-nul bar-cii
RUРусский
борт лодки
bort lod-ki
SVSvenska
båts kant
båts kant
SWKiswahili
kingo la meli
kin-go la me-li
TAதமிழ்
படகின் விளிம்பு
pa-ga-kin vi-li-mbu
TEతెలుగు
నౌక చివర
nau-ka chi-va-ra
THไทย
ขอบเรือ
khoh reu
TLTL
gilid ng bangka
gi-lid ng ban-ka
TRTürkçe
teknenin kenarı
tek-ne-nin ke-na-ri
UKУкраїнська
вісьовий борт
vi-siov bor-t
URاردو
جہاز کا کنارہ
jeh-aaz ka kin-a-ra
VITiếng Việt
mép thuyền
meh p thuyen
YOYO
ẹ̀gbẹ̀ ọrọ̀
e-gbe o-ro
ZH中文
船唇
chuánchún
ZUZU
amagugu wesifuba
a-ma-gu-gu we-si-fu-ba

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