Cocoonery

/kəˈkuːnəri/ noun

Definition

A place or establishment where silkworms are raised for the production of silk cocoons; a silk farm.

Etymology

From 'cocoon' plus the suffix '-ery' (from Old French, meaning a place where something is made or happens). The term was especially used in sericulture from the 1800s onward.

Kelly Says

Silkworms eat only mulberry leaves and will refuse any other food—so running a cocoonery meant maintaining vast mulberry plantations alongside your worm beds. It was a complete agricultural ecosystem dedicated to luxury fabric.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ቤት (insaa bet)
in-sa bet
ARالعربية
بيت الأرحام (bayt al-arham)
bayt al-arham
BNবাংলা
কোকোনারী (kokonari)
koh-koh-na-ree
CACatalà
coconeria
koh-koh-neh-ree-ah
CSČeština
kokonerie
koh-koh-neh-ree-eh
DADansk
kokoneri
koh-koh-neh-ree
DEDeutsch
Kokonerei
koh-koh-neh-rai
ELΕλληνικά
κοκονωρία (kokonoría)
koh-koh-noh-ree-ah
ESEspañol
coconería
koh-koh-neh-ree-ah
FAفارسی
کُکون‌خانه (kukon-khaneh)
koo-koo-n khaneh
FISuomi
kokooneri
koh-koh-neh-ree
FRFrançais
cocoonerie
koh-koh-neh-ree
GUGU
કોકણગૃહ (kokanagruh)
koh-kan-a-gruh
HAHA
gidan kwari
gee-dan kwa-ree
HEעברית
בית הקוקונים (Beit ha-kokonim)
beit ha-koh-koh-neem
HIहिन्दी
कोकूनरी (kokūnari)
koh-koo-nuh-ree
HUMagyar
kokonéria
koh-koh-neh-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
tempat ulat sutra
tempat u-lat su-tra
IGIG
akụkụ n'akụkụ
a-ku-ku n'a-ku-ku
ITItaliano
coconeria
koh-koh-neh-ree-ah
JA日本語
繭舎 (まいしゃ)
mai-sha
KKKK
сыртық үйі (syrtyq uy)
syr-tyq uy
KMKM
ផ្ទះស្ត្រី (phdâa strî)
pht-dah str-ee
KO한국어
번데기장 (beondegeijang)
beon-de-gi-jang
MRMR
कोकूनगृह (kokunagruh)
koh-koo-na-gruh
MSBahasa Melayu
koconeri
koh-koh-neh-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ကောကွန် ဆိုင် (ka-ku-kon-say)
ka-ku-kon-say
NLNederlands
kokonery
koh-koh-neh-ree
NONorsk
kokoneri
koh-koh-neh-ree
PAPA
ਕੋਕੋਨ ਘਰ (kokon ghar)
koh-koh-n ghar
PLPolski
kokonownia
koh-koh-noh-vnya
PTPortuguês
coconaria
koh-koh-nah-ree-ah
RORomână
cocoonerie
koh-koh-neh-ree
RUРусский
коконе́рная
koh-koh-neh-rnaya
SVSvenska
kokoneri
koh-koh-neh-ree
SWKiswahili
kikombe cha mizinga
ki-kom-be cha mi-zing-a
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சிப்பூங்கா (pūcci pūṅkā)
poo-chee poo-ng-ka
TEతెలుగు
కేవలం (kāvalam)
ka-va-lam
THไทย
โรงเลี้ยงไหม (rong lian mai)
rong lian mai
TLTL
kokonery
koh-koh-neh-ree
TRTürkçe
kozonluk
koh-zo-nluk
UKУкраїнська
коконе́рня
koh-koh-neh-rnya
URاردو
کوکونری (kukonri)
koo-koh-nree
VITiếng Việt
nhà tằm
nha tam
YOYO
ile pupa
ee-leh poo-pah
ZH中文
茧房 (jiàn fáng)
jyen fang
ZUZU
isibhedlela se-kokoni
ee-si-be-dle-la se-koh-koh-nee

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