Daffydowndilly

/ˌdæf.i.ˌdaʊn.ˈdɪl.i/ noun

Definition

A whimsical or playful variant name for a daffodil, blending 'daffy' (silly) with the flower name.

Etymology

A blend of 'daffy' (silly, eccentric) + 'down' + 'dilly' (itself a variant of daffodil), showing Early Modern English creative wordplay with flower names.

Kelly Says

This charming hybrid word combines 'daffy' with 'dilly,' turning the flower's own name into a silly-sounding version of itself—exactly the kind of playful word-coinage that Mother Goose rhymes and children's literature delighted in.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንርሰ
narse
ARالعربية
نرجس
narjis
BNবাংলা
নারিকেল
naari-kel
CACatalà
narcís
nar-kis
CSČeština
narcis
nar-kis
DADansk
narcis
nar-sis
DEDeutsch
Narzisse
nar-ZEE-s
ELΕλληνικά
νάρκισσος
nar-kissos
ESEspañol
azucena
ah-soo-SEH-nah
FAفارسی
لاله
laaleh
FISuomi
narsi
nar-see
FRFrançais
narcisse
nar-KEE-s
GUGU
નર્મદા
nar-ma-da
HAHA
gidan
gee-dan
HEעברית
נרקיס
ner-kis
HIहिन्दी
नारियल
naari-yaal
HUMagyar
nárciusz
nar-chee-ooss
IDBahasa Indonesia
narcis
nar-sis
IGIG
nkwu
nkwu
ITItaliano
narciso
nar-CHEE-soh
JA日本語
スイセン
suisen
KKKK
нарцисс
nar-tsist
KMKM
ស្វាយ
svaay
KO한국어
수선화
suseonhwa
MRMR
नारळ
naar-al
MSBahasa Melayu
narcissus
nar-sisus
MYမြန်မာ
ပြာ
pya
NLNederlands
narcis
nar-sis
NONorsk
narcis
nar-sis
PAPA
ਨਾਰੀ
naari
PLPolski
narcyz
nar-tsiz
PTPortuguês
narciso
nar-SEE-suh
RORomână
narcis
nar-kis
RUРусский
нарцисс
nar-tsist
SVSvenska
narcis
nar-sis
SWKiswahili
narcissus
nar-sisus
TAதமிழ்
நாரி
naari
TEతెలుగు
నారింజ
naarinja
THไทย
ดอกขุย
dok khui
TLTL
narciso
nar-see-soh
TRTürkçe
narsist
nar-sist
UKУкраїнська
нарцис
nar-tsist
URاردو
نرجس
narjis
VITiếng Việt
hoa nhài
hoa-nhai
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
水仙
shuǐxiān
ZUZU
umnguni
oom-ngoo-nee

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