Definition
A historical term for a type of plant, possibly a succulent or coastal plant; an archaic or regional botanical name.
Etymology
Compound of 'ding' (possibly an old adjective) and 'thrift' (a plant known for frugal growth). This appears to be obsolete botanical vocabulary from pre-modern herbals.
Kelly Says
Old plant names like 'dingthrift' are nearly lost to history—they reveal that common plants had dozens of regional names before standardized Linnaean classification came along.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንብረት ባለቤት (nəbrət bəlebeṭ)
nə-brət bə-le-bət
ARالعربية
بخيل (bukhil)
boo-kheel
BNবাংলা
লোভী (lobhi)
lo-bee
CSČeština
štědrý
shte-dry
DEDeutsch
Geizhals
gaiz-hals
ELΕλληνικά
σπαθάρης (spathares)
spa-tha-res
ESEspañol
tacaño
ta-ka-nyo
FAفارسی
بخيل (bukhil)
boo-kheel
GUGU
દાનવીર (daanveer)
da-an-veer
HEעברית
צנעני (tzne'ni)
tsne-ni
HIहिन्दी
लालची (laalchi)
laal-chee
HUMagyar
kiszolgáltat
ki-zol-ga-lat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pelit
pe-lit
ITItaliano
tacagno
ta-ka-gno
KKKK
байлау (baylau)
ba-y-lau
KMKM
អន្តរជាតិ (an-tar-che-a-ti)
an-tar-che-a-ti
KO한국어
인색한 (in-saek-han)
in-saek-han
MRMR
लालची (laalchi)
laal-chee
MSBahasa Melayu
pelit
pe-lit
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော် (kyun taw)
kyun taw
NLNederlands
bedelaar
be-de-laar
PLPolski
szczędny
shched-ny
PTPortuguês
tacaño
ta-ka-nyo
RORomână
stingător
sting-a-tor
RUРусский
скупердяй (skuperdya)
sku-per-dyay
SWKiswahili
mchafu
m-cha-fu
TAதமிழ்
பணக்காரர் (panakkarar)
pa-na-kar-ar
TEతెలుగు
పేదవాడు (pēdavāḍu)
pe-da-va-du
TRTürkçe
kıskanç
kis-kanch
UKУкраїнська
скупердяй (skuperdyay)
sku-per-dyay
URاردو
بخيل (bukhil)
boo-kheel
VITiếng Việt
kẻ keo kiệt
keh keo kiet
ZH中文
守财奴 (shǒucáinú)
shuo-tsai-nu