Definition
Stupid or slow-witted; having a brain as dull and unintelligent as clay.
Etymology
From 'clay' (mud-like, shapeless) combined with 'brained' (having a brain), an insult suggesting the brain is as formless and useless as clay.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare's contemporaries loved insulting someone's intelligence by comparing their brain to lifeless materials—'claybrained,' 'leaden-brained'—reflecting the belief that intelligence was tied to the brain's physical substance.
Translations
ARالعربية
دماغ طيني
dimāġ ṭīnī
BNবাংলা
মাটির মাথা
maṭir māthā
CACatalà
de cap de fang
de kap de faŋ
CSČeština
hlínový
ɡliːnovi
DADansk
lerhoved
leːʁhoːˀɛt
DEDeutsch
tonköpfig
toŋkœpfiç
ELΕλληνικά
πηλοκέφαλος
pilokéfalo
ESEspañol
de cerebro de arcilla
de seˈrebro ðe aɾˈsiʎa
FISuomi
savipäinen
sɑviˈpæinen
FRFrançais
cervelle d'argile
sɛʁvɛl daʁʒil
GUGU
માટીનું માથું
maṭīnuṁ māthuṁ
HEעברית
ראש חמר
rosh ḥamar
HIहिन्दी
मिट्टी का दिमाग
miṭṭī kā dimāg
HUMagyar
agyagfejű
ɒɟɒɡfɛjy
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkepala tanah liat
bɛrkepala tanah liat
ITItaliano
di cervello d'argilla
di tʃerˈvɛllo darˈdʒiʎa
KKKK
шымыр басы
şımır bası
MRMR
मातीचा डोका
mātīcā ḍokā
MSBahasa Melayu
berkepala tanah liat
bɛrkepala tanah liat
MYမြန်မာ
မြေထိပ်
mre hti p
NLNederlands
van klei
vɑn ˈklɛi
NONorsk
leirhode
leɪrhoːdə
PAPA
ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦਾ ਸਿਰ
miṭṭī dā sir
PLPolski
glinianogłowy
ɡlinjanɔɡwɔvɨ
PTPortuguês
de cabeça de barro
dʒi kabɛˈsa dʒi ˈbaʁu
RORomână
cu cap de lut
ku kap de lut
RUРусский
глиняноголовый
gljanagolovyy
SVSvenska
lerhuvud
leːrhuvʉd
SWKiswahili
kichwa cha udongo
kitʃwa tʃa udongo
TAதமிழ்
மண் தலை
maṇ talai
TEతెలుగు
మట్టి తల
maṭṭi tala
TLTL
ulo ng putik
ulo ng putik
TRTürkçe
kilden beyinli
kilden beynli
UKУкраїнська
глиняноголовий
hlinjanoholovyy
URاردو
مٹی کا سر
mittī kā sar
VITiếng Việt
đầu đất sét
ɗầu ɗāt sét
ZUZU
ihlango elingemva
ihlango elingemva