Cordy

/ˈkɔrdi/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or relating to a cord; having a cord-like appearance or texture, often used to describe muscular or rope-like formations.

Etymology

Derived from the noun 'cord,' which comes from Old French 'corde,' from Latin 'chorda' meaning 'string' or 'gut.' The adjective suffix '-y' makes it mean 'having the quality of a cord.'

Kelly Says

You'll hear 'cordy' used by medical professionals to describe muscle definition—when someone's muscles look like they have visible cords running through them, they're very fit! Interestingly, 'chord' in music comes from the same Latin root, because musical strings were once made from animal gut.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮርዲሴፕስ
ko-r-di-se-ps
ARالعربية
قارص
qaraas
BNবাংলা
কর্ডিসেপস
kor-di-se-ps
CACatalà
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
CSČeština
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
DADansk
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
DEDeutsch
Cordyceps
kor-di-seps
ELΕλληνικά
κορδύceps
kor-di-ceps
ESEspañol
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
FAفارسی
CORDYCEPS
kor-di-seps
FISuomi
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
FRFrançais
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
GUGU
કોર્ડિસેપ્સ
ko-r-di-se-ps
HAHA
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
HEעברית
קורדיספס
kor-di-seps
HIहिन्दी
कोर्डिसेप्स
ko-rdi-se-ps
HUMagyar
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
IDBahasa Indonesia
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
IGIG
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
ITItaliano
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
JA日本語
コナジラ
ko-na-ji-ra
KKKK
кордицепс
kor-di-ceps
KMKM
ក្រូស
krous
KO한국어
코르디세푸스
ko-re-di-se-peu-su
MRMR
कोर्डिसेप्स
ko-rdi-se-ps
MSBahasa Melayu
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ဒီစပ်
ka-di-se-p
NLNederlands
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
NONorsk
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
PAPA
ਕੋਰਡੀਸੇਪਸ
kor-di-se-ps
PLPolski
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
PTPortuguês
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
RORomână
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
RUРусский
кордицепс
kor-di-ceps
SVSvenska
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
SWKiswahili
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
TAதமிழ்
கோர்டிசெபஸ்
ko-r-di-se-pes
TEతెలుగు
కోర్డిసెప్స్
ko-r-di-se-ps
THไทย
เห็ดตรา
het tra
TLTL
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
TRTürkçe
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
UKУкраїнська
кордицепс
kor-di-ceps
URاردو
کورڈیسیپس
kor-di-se-ps
VITiếng Việt
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
YOYO
cordyceps
kor-di-seps
ZH中文
虫草
chong cao
ZUZU
cordyceps
kor-di-seps

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