Deathwatch

/ˈdɛθwɑtʃ/ noun

Definition

A vigil kept beside a dying or dead person; also, a beetle whose ticking sound was thought to presage death.

Etymology

From 'death' plus 'watch' (Old English wæcce, meaning 'wakeful observation'). The beetle meaning comes from the sound it makes tunneling through wood, believed ominous by superstitious people.

Kelly Says

The 'deathwatch beetle' became famous because people in quiet medieval bedrooms heard it ticking and thought it was a death knell—but it was just a bug making noise. Fear comes from not understanding what you're hearing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሞት መከላከያ
mot mek-la-ke-ya
ARالعربية
قضاء الحساب
qada' al-hisab
BNবাংলা
মৃত্যুর পর্যবেক্ষণ
mṛtyur par-yob-ek-shon
CACatalà
vigil fúnebre
vi-gil fu-ne-bre
CSČeština
hlidání umírajícího
hlid-a-ni-e umi-ra-ji-ho
DADansk
dødsvagt
døds-va-gt
DEDeutsch
Sterbewach
shter-be-vatch
ELΕλληνικά
παρακολούθηση θανάτου
pa-ra-ko-lo-u-the-si tha-na-to
ESEspañol
vigilía fúnebre
vi-gil-ia fu-ne-bre
FAفارسی
نگاهبانی از مرده
na-gah-ba-ni az mor-deh
FISuomi
kuolemanvartiosto
kuo-le-man-var-ti-os-to
FRFrançais
veillée mortuaire
ve-llee mor-twahr
GUGU
મૃત્યુ રક્ષણ
mṛtyu rak-ṣaṇ
HAHA
biki mutu
bi-ki mu-tu
HEעברית
צפייה במות
tzi-fi-ya ba-met
HIहिन्दी
मृत्यु-देखना
mṛtyu-dek-hna
HUMagyar
halálőrs
ha-lal-őrs
IDBahasa Indonesia
jaga jenazah
ja-ga je-na-zah
IGIG
nkwu ọnwụ
nkwu on-wụ
ITItaliano
veglia funebre
ve-glia fu-ne-bre
JA日本語
死守
shi-shuu
KKKK
өліге күту
ö-li-ge ku-tu
KMKM
ការរក្សាសព
ka-ra ro-k-sa-sa-sp
KO한국어
죽음을 지켜보는 것
juk-eum-eul ji-cheo-bo-neun geot
MRMR
मृत्युची निरीक्षण
mṛtyu-chi ni-ri-ksha-n
MSBahasa Melayu
jaga jenazah
ja-ga je-na-zah
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ အကြောင်း
kyun-tawr ma-yar a-kya-ng
NLNederlands
sterfbed
sterf-bed
NONorsk
dødsvakt
døds-va-kt
PAPA
ਮੌਤ ਦਾ ਡਾਇ
maut da-a d-a-i
PLPolski
nadzór nad umierającym
na-dzor nad u-me-ra-y-shim
PTPortuguês
vigília fúnebre
vi-ji-li-a fu-ne-bre
RORomână
veghe funebre
ve-ghe fu-ne-bre
RUРусский
наблюдение за умирающим
na-blyu-de-niye za u-mee-ra-yush-chim
SVSvenska
dödsvakten
dös-va-kten
SWKiswahili
kulia mwisho wa maisha
ku-lia mwi-sho wa ma-i-sha
TAதமிழ்
இறப்பை கண்காணித்தல்
iṟapp-ai kan-ga-ni-th-thal
TEతెలుగు
మరణం పర్యవేక్షణ
ma-ran-am pa-ryave-ksha-na
THไทย
การเฝ้าศพ
gan fao sap
TLTL
pagsasakay sa kamatayan
pa-gsa-sa-kay sa ka-ma-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
ölüm bekleyişi
öl-üm be-kley-i-şi
UKУкраїнська
спостереження за помираючим
spo-ster-zhen-nya za po-mi-ra-y-uch-ym
URاردو
موت کی نگہداشت
maut ki nigah-da-sh
VITiếng Việt
giác quan tử
gjak quan tu
YOYO
ṣọpọ̀ ẹ̀ṣù
ṣọp-o-yo e-e-su
ZH中文
守丧
shǒu sàng
ZUZU
ukuthula kufa
u-ku-thula ku-fa

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