Definition
A board, platform, or step where you place your feet for support or access, such as on a vehicle, bed, or machine.
Etymology
Compound of 'foot' and 'board' (Old English 'bord'), describing any board designed as a footrest or platform for feet.
Kelly Says
Medieval and Victorian furniture had elaborate footboards as functional and decorative elements—the declining use of footboards on modern beds shows how design changes not from necessity but from shifting ideas about what looks elegant.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅ አይነት
eej ayn-et
DADansk
fodende
foh-den-deh
DEDeutsch
Fußteil
foos-tayl
ELΕλληνικά
καρφιά
kar-via
ESEspañol
barandal
bah-rahn-dahl
FAفارسی
پایه تخت
payeh takht
FISuomi
jalka-os
jal-ka-os
FRFrançais
bord de lit
bord duh lee
HAHA
kayan gaba
ka-yan ga-ba
HIहिन्दी
पैर का बिस्तर
pair ka bistar
IDBahasa Indonesia
pijakan kaki
pi-jan ka-ki
ITItaliano
testata
tes-ta-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
pijakan kaki
pi-jan ka-ki
NLNederlands
voetaf
vo-taaf
NONorsk
fotende
foh-ten-deh
PLPolski
podłoga łóżka
pod-lo-ga lo-zhka
PTPortuguês
cabeceira
ka-beh-si-ra
RORomână
capăt de pat
ka-pat deh pat
RUРусский
подложка
pad-lozh-ka
SVSvenska
fotsida
foots-ee-da
SWKiswahili
kamba ya miguu
kam-ba ya mi-goo
TAதமிழ்
கால்கீரை
kaal-kee-rai
TLTL
paanan ng paa
pa-an-an ng paa
TRTürkçe
ayaklık
a-ya-lik
UKУкраїнська
підніжка
pid-ni-zhka
VITiếng Việt
đệm chân
dem chan
ZUZU
isibhamu
ee-si-bha-mu