Cavish

/ˈkævɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to a cave; having cave-like qualities such as darkness, dampness, or hollowness.

Etymology

From 'cave' with the English suffix '-ish' (meaning somewhat or having the quality of). This informal adjective developed naturally in English to describe cave-like atmospheres or conditions.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ish' is English's favorite way of saying 'kinda sorta'—so 'cavish' is the perfect word for that damp, echoing basement or a moody underground parking garage.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርሶ
ar-so
ARالعربية
جبان
jibaan
BNবাংলা
দুর্বল
dur-bol
CACatalà
covard
koh-vard
CSČeština
zbabělec
zba-be-lec
DADansk
bangelig
ban-ge-lig
DEDeutsch
feig
fyeg
ELΕλληνικά
λύσος
ly-sos
ESEspañol
cobarde
koh-bar-deh
FAفارسی
بزدل
baz-del
FISuomi
peloton
pe-lo-ton
FRFrançais
lâche
lash
GUGU
દુર્બળ
dur-bal
HAHA
gaba
ga-ba
HEעברית
נפסד
ne-pas-de
HIहिन्दी
कायर
kai-ar
HUMagyar
szégy
sheh-gee
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengecut
pen-ge-cut
IGIG
nwa
nwa
ITItaliano
coward
koh-ward
JA日本語
臆病
okubyo
KKKK
ашу
ashu
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-baal
KO한국어
겁쟁이
geop-jaeng-i
MRMR
काळजीपूर्वक
kaal-jee-poor-vak
MSBahasa Melayu
pengecut
pen-ge-cut
MYမြန်မာ
ကြွေး
kwe
NLNederlands
cowaard
koh-ward
NONorsk
slak
slahk
PAPA
ਕੁச்சਾ
kuch-a
PLPolski
tępy
ten-pee
PTPortuguês
covarde
ko-var-deh
RORomână
covar
koh-var
RUРусский
трус
troos
SVSvenska
feg
feg
SWKiswahili
mnyama
mnya-ma
TAதமிழ்
தயங்கும்
thay-ang-kum
TEతెలుగు
భయపడు
bhaya-padu
THไทย
กลัว
glua
TLTL
takot
ta-kot
TRTürkçe
korkak
kor-kak
UKУкраїнська
коward
koh-ward
URاردو
کووڑ
koo-war
VITiếng Việt
hèn nhát
hen-nhat
YOYO
alá
a-la
ZH中文
胆小
dǎn xiǎo
ZUZU
umthwalo
oom-thwa-loh

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