Definition
A type of medieval sword or a joust lance, or in some contexts, a humorous or sarcastic remark.
Etymology
From Old French 'dondaine', of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of a musical sound. The term appears in medieval texts referring to weapons and later takes on metaphorical meanings in literature.
Kelly Says
In medieval French poetry, a 'dondaine' could mean either an actual weapon or a witty insult—it's like how 'burn' now means a sick insult but originally meant actual fire!
Translations
BNবাংলা
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
CACatalà
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
CSČeština
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
DADansk
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
DEDeutsch
Donzela
ˈdɔn.tse.la
ELΕλληνικά
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
ESEspañol
doncella
don-ˈsel-a
FAفارسی
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
FISuomi
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
FRFrançais
dondaine
dɔnˈdɛn
HEעברית
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
HUMagyar
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
IDBahasa Indonesia
dondaine
don-ˈda.in
ITItaliano
dondaine
don-ˈda.in
MSBahasa Melayu
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
MYမြန်မာ
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
NLNederlands
dondaine
don-ˈdaɪn
NONorsk
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
PLPolski
dondaine
donˈda.in
PTPortuguês
dondaine
don-ˈdɐi.n
RORomână
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
SVSvenska
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
SWKiswahili
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
TAதமிழ்
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
TEతెలుగు
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
TRTürkçe
dondaine
donˈdɛin
UKУкраїнська
dondaine
donˈdaɪn
VITiếng Việt
thiếu nữ
tʰiəw ˈnư