Definition
A small decorative statue or sculpture, typically representing a human or animal figure.
Etymology
From French 'figurine', diminutive of 'figure' from Latin 'figura' meaning shape or form. The diminutive suffix '-ine' emphasizes the small, delicate nature of these objects.
Kelly Says
Figurines represent one of humanity's oldest art forms - tiny sculptural representations found in archaeological sites worldwide, from Venus figurines of 30,000 years ago to modern collectibles. Their small size makes them intimate objects, meant to be held and examined closely rather than viewed from a distance.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትንሽ ምስል
tin-sh mis-il
ARالعربية
تمثال صغير
tim-thal saghir
BNবাংলা
ছোট মূর্তি
chho-to mur-ti
CACatalà
figurina
fi-gu-ri-na
CSČeština
figurka
fi-gur-ka
DADansk
figurin
fi-gu-rin
DEDeutsch
Figurine
fi-gu-ri-ne
ELΕλληνικά
φιγουράκι
fi-gu-ra-ki
ESEspañol
figurita
fi-gu-ri-ta
FAفارسی
تندیس کوچک
tan-dis kuchak
FISuomi
figuurinen
fi-guu-ri-ne
FRFrançais
figurine
fi-gu-ri-ne
GUGU
નાની મૂર્તિ
na-ni mur-ti
HAHA
ɓangon ƙarami
ban-gon ka-ra-mi
HEעברית
פיסול קטן
pi-sul ka-tan
HIहिन्दी
छोटी मूर्ति
chho-ti mur-ti
HUMagyar
figurina
fi-gu-ri-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
patung kecil
pa-tung ke-chil
IGIG
ihe ọkpụkpụ nke obere
i-he ok-pu-kpu nke o-be-re
ITItaliano
figurina
fi-gu-ri-na
KKKK
кішкене мүсін
ki-sh-ke-ne myu-sin
KMKM
រូបសំណាកតូច
rup samnak toc
MRMR
लहान मूर्ती
la-han mur-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
patung kecil
pa-tung ke-chil
MYမြန်မာ
အရွယ်အားလုံး ရုပ်တု
a-rwe a a-lone yupe-tu
NLNederlands
figurine
fi-gu-ri-ne
NONorsk
figurin
fi-gu-rin
PAPA
ਛੋਟੀ ਮੂਰਤ
chho-ti mur-at
PLPolski
figurka
fi-gur-ka
PTPortuguês
figurinha
fi-gu-ri-nya
RORomână
figurină
fi-gu-ri-na
RUРусский
фигурка
fi-gur-ka
SVSvenska
figurin
fi-gu-rin
SWKiswahili
sanamu dogo
sa-na-mu do-go
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய உருவம்
si-ri-ya u-ru-vam
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న విగ్రహం
chin-na vi-gra-ham
THไทย
รูปปั้นเล็ก
rup pan lek
TLTL
maliit na estatwa
ma-li-it na e-sta-twa
TRTürkçe
figürin
fi-gu-rin
UKУкраїнська
фігурка
fi-gur-ka
URاردو
چھوٹی مجسمہ
chho-ti mu-jas-ma
VITiếng Việt
hình nhân nhỏ
hinh nhan nho
ZUZU
isimuku esincane
i-si-mu-ku e-sin-ca-ne