Definition
Extremely cowardly; lacking courage in one's heart or spirit.
Etymology
Compound word combining 'craven' (cowardly) with 'hearted,' a suffix meaning having a particular kind of heart or disposition (as in 'kind-hearted' or 'brave-hearted'). This creates an emphatic intensification of cowardice centered in one's emotional core.
Kelly Says
Medieval writers used 'craven-hearted' to insult enemies in the most cutting way—they weren't just saying you were scared, they were saying your very soul was defective and cowardly!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፍስ አስደን {Nefis asden}
neh-fees as-den
ARالعربية
جبان (jibān)
jib-aan
BNবাংলা
দুর্বল (durbhal)
dur-bahl
CSČeština
zbaběle
zba-be-leh
DADansk
krænkelser
kren-kel-ser
ELΕλληνικά
δειλός (deilos)
deh-ee-los
ESEspañol
cobarde
koh-BAR-deh
FAفارسی
بزدل (bazdel)
baz-del
FISuomi
pelokas
peh-loh-kas
GUGU
હિંસક (hinsak)
heen-sak
HEעברית
겁ני (gepn)
gep-nee
HIहिन्दी
कायर (kayar)
kai-yar
HUMagyar
félelmes
feh-leh-mes
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengecut
pen-geh-cut
ITItaliano
cowardice
koh-WAR-dee-cheh
JA日本語
臆病 (okubyo)
oh-koo-bee-oh
KKKK
қалпыр (qalpıyr)
qalp-ee-r
KMKM
អាក្រក់ (aakrak)
ah-krak
KO한국어
겁쟁이 (geopjaengi)
gep-jaeng-ee
MRMR
काळजीपूर्वक (kaaljeepoorvak)
kaal-jee-poor-vaak
MSBahasa Melayu
penakut
pe-na-cut
MYမြန်မာ
စကားကောင်း (ska-ka-ka-ung)
ska-ka-ka-ung
NLNederlands
zichzelf overgeven
zich-zelf oh-ver-ge-ven
PAPA
Cowardly
koh-ward-lee
PLPolski
cowardly
koh-ward-lee
PTPortuguês
covarde
koh-VAHR-deh
RUРусский
трусливый (trusalivyiy)
troo-slee-vee-ee
SVSvenska
kränklig
khrang-lig
SWKiswahili
mchafu
m-cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
வெண்கொம்பு (venkombhu)
ven-kom-boo
TEతెలుగు
దీనమైన (deenamayina)
dee-na-ma-ee-na
THไทย
ขี้ขลาด (khi khlaad)
khee-khlat
UKУкраїнська
страхливий (strakhlivyiy)
strah-lee-vee-ee
VITiếng Việt
hèn nhát
hen-nhat
YOYO
àgbàgbà
ah-gbah-gbah
ZH中文
胆小 (dǎnxiǎo)
dan-hsiao
ZUZU
umshayele
oom-shay-eh-leh