Fingerprints

/ˈfɪŋɡəprɪnts/ noun

Definition

Unique patterns of ridges on human fingertips used for identification, or marks left by touching surfaces.

Etymology

Compound of finger plus print, first used in this sense in the late 19th century when Francis Galton systematized fingerprint identification. Print comes from Old French preinte, meaning 'pressed' or 'stamped,' from Latin premere (to press).

Kelly Says

Fingerprints represent the ultimate biological signature - no two people, not even identical twins, have the same patterns. The scientific realization that these everyday marks could serve as perfect identifiers revolutionized criminal justice and remains the gold standard for human identification over a century later.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እጅ ቁምራ
eh-j koom-rah
ARالعربية
بصمات الأصابع
bah-sah-mat al-asabi
BNবাংলা
আঙ্গুলির ছাপ
ahng-oo-lee-roh chahp
CACatalà
empremtes digitals
ahm-pree-neh-tehs dee-zhee-tah-lehs
CSČeština
otisky prstů
oh-tee-sk ee prstoo
DADansk
fingeraftryk
fee-neh-rah-ftryk
DEDeutsch
Fingerabdrücke
feen-gah-ab-droo-keh
ELΕλληνικά
δαχτυλικοί αποτυπώματα
dahk-tee-lee-kee ah-poh-tee-poh-mah-tah
ESEspañol
huellas dactilares
weh-yahs dahk-tee-lah-rehs
FAفارسی
نگاهت انگشت
nagah-tah ahngosht
FISuomi
sormenjälki
sohr-mehn-yahl-kee
FRFrançais
empreintes digitales
ahm-praynt deh-zhee-tah-lehs
GUGU
હાથના છાપ
hah-thnah chahp
HAHA
hannun hannu
hah-nun hah-nu
HEעברית
טביעות אצבע
tah-vee-oht ah-ts-vah
HIहिन्दी
अंगुली छाप
ang-oo-lee chahp
HUMagyar
ujjlenyomatok
oo-yah-leh-nyoh-mah-tohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
sidik jari
see-deek jah-ree
IGIG
ụtụtụ nke ngwụsị
oo-too-too nkeh ng-woo-see
ITItaliano
impronte digitali
eem-pree-ohn-teh dee-zhee-tah-lee
JA日本語
指紋
shi-mon
KKKK
саусақ белгілері
sah-oo-sahk beh-gee-leh-ree
KMKM
លក្ខណៈពិសេសនៃដៃ
lahk-khnh pih-seh-sah nay dai
KO한국어
지문
jee-moon
MRMR
हाताचे ठसे
hah-tah-cheh thseh
MSBahasa Melayu
cap jari
chahp jah-ree
MYမြန်မာ
ခြေချောင်းကောက်
chyay chawng kout
NLNederlands
vingerafdrukken
feen-gah-rah-fdroo-keh
NONorsk
fingeravtrykk
fee-neh-rah-vtrykk
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਦੇ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ
hahth deh nee-shahn
PLPolski
odciski palców
oh-tsee-sk ee pahl-tsoh-v
PTPortuguês
impressões digitais
eem-pree-soh-ehs dee-zhee-tah-is
RORomână
amprente digitale
ahm-pree-neh-teh dee-zhee-tah-leh
RUРусский
отпечатки пальцев
ah-tpeh-chah-tee pahl-tsev
SVSvenska
fingeravtryck
fee-neh-rah-vtryck
SWKiswahili
milia ya vidole
mee-lah yah vee-doh-leh
TAதமிழ்
விரல் பதிவு
vee-ral pa-thee-vu
TEతెలుగు
వేలి ముద్ర
vay-lee moo-drah
THไทย
ลายนิ้ว
lahy niew
TLTL
mga daliri
mah-gah dah-lee-ree
TRTürkçe
parmak izleri
pah-rmahk ee-zleh-ree
UKУкраїнська
відбитки пальців
veed-bee-tkee pahl-tsev
URاردو
انگلیوں کے نشان
ung-lee-ohn kay nishan
VITiếng Việt
vân tay
vahn tay
YOYO
àmì ọwọ́
ah-mee oh-woh
ZH中文
指纹
zhǐ wén
ZUZU
izibalo zezandla
ee-zee-bah-loh zeh-zand-lah

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