Definition
Plural of dunghill; multiple heaps of dung and farmyard refuse, or metaphorical references to squalid places.
Etymology
From 'dunghill' (dung + hill) + '-s' (plural marker). Dunghills were common enough on medieval and early modern farms that multiple instances required a plural form.
Kelly Says
Medieval villages essentially had shared dunghill problems—sewage management was communal and constant, which is why dunghills appear so often in medieval literature as markers of poverty and low social status.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መሬት አንዳንድ
me-re-et an-dan-did
ARالعربية
مَجَامِيس
ma-ja-mee-s
CSČeština
hroby hnusu
hro-by h-nu-su
DADansk
gødsebakker
goed-se-bak-ker
DEDeutsch
Mistberge
mist-ber-geh
ESEspañol
montones de estiércol
mon-toh-nes deh es-tee-er-kol
FAفارسی
دکل کثیف
de-kel ka-thif
FISuomi
lannossat
lan-no-ssat
FRFrançais
buttes de fumier
boot-teh deh foo-mee-ay
HEעברית
גבעות של צואת
ge-vot shel ts-uat
HIहिन्दी
गोबर के ढेर
go-bar keh dehr
HUMagyar
trágyák
tra-gyak
IDBahasa Indonesia
gunungan kotoran
gunu-ngan ko-to-ran
ITItaliano
mucchi di letame
moo-kee di leh-ta-meh
MSBahasa Melayu
tumpukan najis
tum-pu-kan na-jis
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်များ
chaw-kwe-ma-yar
NLNederlands
mestkuilen
mest-koo-len
NONorsk
gjødselhauger
jød-sel-hau-ger
PLPolski
kupy obornika
koo-py o-bo-rni-ka
PTPortuguês
montões de esterco
mon-to-esh deh es-ter-koh
RUРусский
кучи навоза
koo-chee na-vo-za
SVSvenska
gödselhögar
goed-sel-ho-gar
SWKiswahili
vipande
vee-pan-de
TAதமிழ்
வண்டல் குவி
van-dal ku-vi
TEతెలుగు
కొరగాలి
ko-ra-ga-li
TLTL
mga dumi
mga doo-mee
TRTürkçe
kütükler
koo-tyook-ler
UKУкраїнська
купи гною
koo-pi hno-yu
URاردو
کچرے کی ڈھیر
kach-ray ki deh-ir
VITiếng Việt
đống phân
dong phan