Featherfew

/ˈfeðərˌfjuː/ noun

Definition

An alternative or dialectal name for feverfew, a small flowering plant used historically in herbal medicine.

Etymology

Folk etymology or dialectal variant combining 'feather' with 'few' or related to 'feverfew.' The name shift reflects how common plant names vary regionally and evolve over time.

Kelly Says

This word shows how plant common names wandered across regions—'feverfew' sounds like 'featherfew' in some dialects, and the names got mixed up. Medieval herb-gatherers would have known both names for the same healing plant.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ አንድ
in-ssa and
ARالعربية
قليل من الريش
qalil min al-riysh
BNবাংলা
পতঙ্গের পাল
pot-ng-er pal
CACatalà
plomes
plo-mes
CSČeština
peříček
peh-ri-chek
DADansk
fjederfågel
fje-der-fa-gel
DEDeutsch
Federnelke
feh-der-nel-keh
ELΕλληνικά
πούχ
poo-kh
ESEspañol
pluma de oca
plu-ma de o-ka
FAفارسی
پرنده کوچک
par-nde koo-chek
FISuomi
höyheni
hoy-he-ni
FRFrançais
fougère-plumes
fuzh-er pluhm
GUGU
છોટી પક્ષી
cho-ti pakh-ee
HAHA
fari
fa-ri
HEעברית
ציפור קטנה
tsi-por ka-tan-ah
HIहिन्दी
पंखों की थोड़ी मात्रा
pan-khōn ki thodi maatra
HUMagyar
párduc
par-duk
IDBahasa Indonesia
bulu burung sedikit
bu-lu bur-ung se-di-kit
IGIG
akwụkwọ
ak-wu-kwo
ITItaliano
piuma di oca
pwee-ma di o-ka
JA日本語
フェザー few
fezaa few
KKKK
бүлдірік
bu-l-di-rik
KMKM
ក្បាលស្វា
k-ba-la-s-vwa
KO한국어
깃털 몇
git-teul myeot
MRMR
फुलांची
phu-la-an-chi
MSBahasa Melayu
bulu burung kecil
bu-lu bur-ung ke-cil
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်မြေ
chaw-kye mye
NLNederlands
veertje
vyer-tje
NONorsk
fjærplante
fjer-plan-te
PAPA
ਪੰਛੀ
panch-ee
PLPolski
piórek
pee-o-rek
PTPortuguês
pluma-de-oca
pluh-ma-de-o-ka
RORomână
puful
pu-ful
RUРусский
пух одуванчика
pu-kh o-do-van-chi-ka
SVSvenska
fjäderfågel
fjäder-fa-gel
SWKiswahili
rangi ndogo
ran-gi n-do-go
TAதமிழ்
விருட்சத்தின் இலை
vi-ru-ch-ath-tin il-ai
TEతెలుగు
చెట్టు ఆకు
chet-tu a-ku
THไทย
ขนนกน้อย
khon nok noy
TLTL
maliit na balahibo
ma-li-it na ba-la-hi-bo
TRTürkçe
tüy az
ty-y az
UKУкраїнська
пух
pu-kh
URاردو
پتی
pa-ti
VITiếng Việt
lông vũ ít
long vu it
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀
e-ro
ZH中文
羽毛少
yǔmáo shǎo
ZUZU
inhlanzekwane
in-hla-n-ze-kwan-e

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