Definition
Resembling or having the characteristics of a fountain; flowing, spurting, or cascading like a fountain.
Etymology
From fountain + like (similar to or resembling). The -like suffix comes from Old English gelīc and has been used since Anglo-Saxon times to create resemblance adjectives.
Kelly Says
Adjectives with -like are vivid but sometimes criticized as lazy—yet 'fountainlike' is more evocative than trying to describe the exact motion of something shooting upward in an arc.
Translations
ARالعربية
مثل عين
mi-th 'ayn
BNবাংলা
উৎসের মতো
ots-er moto
CACatalà
com una font
ko-m u-na fon
CSČeština
jako pramen
ja-ko pra-men
DADansk
som en kilde
som e-n kil-de
DEDeutsch
wie eine Quelle
vee e-ne kwel-le
ELΕλληνικά
σαν μια πηγή
san mia pi-gi
ESEspañol
como una fuente
ko-mo u-na fon-te
FAفارسی
مانند چشمه
man-and cheshmeh
FISuomi
kuin lähde
ku-in lä-hde
FRFrançais
comme une fontaine
ko-m' une fon-tan
GUGU
સરોવર જેવું
sa-ro-var je-vun
HAHA
kamar fitar
ka-mar fi-tar
HEעברית
כמו מעיין
ko-mo ma-ay-in
HIहिन्दी
एक फव्वारे जैसा
e-k fa-va-are ja-sa
HUMagyar
mint egy forrás
mint e-gy for-rás
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti sumber
se-pe sum-ber
IGIG
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
o-ro e-ro
ITItaliano
simile a una fontana
si-mi-le a u-na fon-ta-na
KKKK
маңызды емес
ma-n-y-z-dy e-mes
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
pra-eup-bra-as
KO한국어
분수처럼
bun-su-che-rom
MRMR
झरनासारखे
jha-re-na-sa-r-kha-e
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti sumber
se-pe sum-ber
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျ Wassers
yay-kyaw
NLNederlands
zoals een bron
zo-als e-en bron
NONorsk
som en kilde
som e-n kil-de
PAPA
ਸਰੋਵਰ ਵਰਗਾ
sa-ro-var var-ga
PLPolski
jak fontanna
jak fon-tan-na
PTPortuguês
como uma fonte
ko-mo u-ma fon-te
RORomână
ca o izvor
ca o iz-vor
RUРусский
как фонтан
kak fon-tan
SVSvenska
lik en källa
lik en ke-lla
SWKiswahili
kama chanzo
ka-ma chan-zo
TAதமிழ்
நீர்மூலம் போல
neer-moo-la-m po-la
TEతెలుగు
సరస్సులా
sa-ra-su-la
THไทย
เหมือนต้นน้ำ
meu-n ton-nam
TLTL
tulad ng pinagmumulan
tu-lad ng pi-na-gum-mu-lan
TRTürkçe
bir çeşmeye benzeyen
bir che-she-me ben-ze-yen
UKУкраїнська
як фонтан
yak fon-tan
URاردو
چشمه کی طرح
chah-meh ki ta-rah
VITiếng Việt
như một nguồn
nhu mot nguon
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
o-ro e-ro
ZH中文
像泉水一样
xiàng quán shuǐ yī yàng