Danglement

/ˈdæŋɡəlmənt/ noun

Definition

The act or state of dangling, or something that dangles.

Etymology

From 'dangle' (from Middle English, possibly Scandinavian origin) plus the suffix '-ment' (from Old French and Latin, creating nouns from verbs).

Kelly Says

This word is a beautiful example of English's productive suffix system — we can add '-ment' to almost any verb to create a noun, so 'danglement' feels instantly understandable even if you've never seen it before.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መላለ
me-la-le
ARالعربية
معلق
ma-e-laaq
BNবাংলা
ঝুলন্ত
jhool-tan-t
CACatalà
penjant
pen-jan-t
CSČeština
visící
vi-si-chee
DADansk
hængende
hen-gan-de
DEDeutsch
Hängende
hen-gen-de
ELΕλληνικά
κρεμασμένο
kre-ma-s-men-o
ESEspañol
colgante
koh-hen-ti-ble
FAفارسی
آویزان
a-vee-zan
FISuomi
roikkuva
roi-k-ku-va
FRFrançais
pendentif
pen-dif-ee
GUGU
પેન્ડેન્ટ
pen-den-t
HAHA
tsaye
ts-a-ye
HEעברית
מתלה
me-teh-lah
HIहिन्दी
लटकना
lat-ka-na
HUMagyar
függő
feeg-goo
IDBahasa Indonesia
gantung
gun-tang
IGIG
na-agha
na-a-gha
ITItaliano
pendente
pen-den-tee
JA日本語
ぶら下がり
bu-ra-ka-ga-ri
KKKK
төбе
toe-be
KMKM
បានដាក់
ba-an daak
KO한국어
매달린
mae-dal-rin
MRMR
लटकणारा
lat-ka-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
gantung
gun-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်ပြန့်
kyay-pya-n-t
NLNederlands
hangend
han-gend
NONorsk
hengende
hen-gen-de
PAPA
ਲਟਕ
lat-tak
PLPolski
wiszący
vi-shee-chee
PTPortuguês
pendente
pen-den-tee
RORomână
împuns
im-poon-s
RUРусский
подвеска
pod-ves-ka
SVSvenska
hängande
hen-gan-de
SWKiswahili
kusi
koo-see
TAதமிழ்
கொத்தி
kot-thee
TEతెలుగు
పెంకు
pen-koo
THไทย
แขวน
khae-uan
TLTL
nakakabit
na-ka-ka-bit
TRTürkçe
asılı
a-si-lee
UKУкраїнська
вісіння
vi-s-nya
URاردو
لٹک
lat-tak
VITiếng Việt
lơ lửng
lo loo-ng
YOYO
ni wọ́n
ni wo-n
ZH中文
悬垂
xuan-chui
ZUZU
ngaphi
ngah-fee

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