Definition
Resembling or characteristic of a young horse; frisky, playful, or showing youthful inexperience and awkwardness.
Etymology
From 'colt' + '-ish' (having the nature of), a Germanic suffix that turns nouns into adjectives meaning 'somewhat like' or 'of the nature of.' The word has been used since at least the 16th century.
Kelly Says
Shakespeare used 'coltish' to describe people acting foolishly or playfully—it's a perfect example of how animal behavior becomes a metaphor for human personality, especially the unpredictable energy of youth.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অসম্ভব
os-am-bhab
CACatalà
coltish
kol-tish
CSČeština
neposedný
ne-po-sed-ny
DEDeutsch
ungeschickt
un-ge-schikt
ELΕλληνικά
άτακτος
a-tak-tos
ESEspañol
desinhibido
de-sin-i-bi-do
FISuomi
epäröivä
e-pä-rö-ivä
FRFrançais
délicat
de-li-kat
HEעברית
לא מבוגר
lo me-vo-ger
HUMagyar
szalmás
sza-la-mas
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
ITItaliano
immaturo
im-ma-tu-ro
MSBahasa Melayu
berani
be-ra-ni
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
onhandig
on-han-dig
PLPolski
nieporadny
nie-po-rad-ny
PTPortuguês
descuidado
de-sku-da-do
RORomână
nerăbdător
ne-răb-dător
RUРусский
неуклюжий
ne-uk-lyu-zhyy
SVSvenska
ungfänglig
ung-fäng-lig
SWKiswahili
mchepuko
m-che-pu-ko
TAதமிழ்
மயக்கம்
may-ak-kam
TEతెలుగు
కొత్తగా
kot-ta-ga
TLTL
mapaglaro
ma-pa-glar-o
UKУкраїнська
неуважний
ne-u-va-zh-nyy
VITiếng Việt
ngoan
ngowan