Definition
A plant or botanical feature thought to resemble a fox's finger or paw, possibly a type of flower or herb.
Etymology
Compound of 'fox' and 'finger,' a folk botanical name created through visual similarity, following the pattern of descriptive plant naming traditions.
Kelly Says
Many wildflower names combine animal + body part (dog's tooth, mare's tail, hart's tongue)—this naming system let completely illiterate farmers teach their children which plants were which just by talking about them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል ጫማ
in-ku-lal chi-ma
ARالعربية
أصبع الثعلب
as-sa-ba ath-tha-lab
BNবাংলা
বিষালের হাতের আঙুল
bi-sha-ler ha-te-r an-gul
CACatalà
dits de llop
dits deh llop
CSČeština
ježibí prst
yeh-zhi-bee prst
DADansk
rævfinger
rav-fin-ger
DEDeutsch
Fuchsfinger
fuchs-fin-ger
ELΕλληνικά
άκρος κόκκινος
a-kros kok-ki-nos
ESEspañol
dedo de zorro
de-do deh zor-roh
FAفارسی
انگشت توت سرخ
an-g-sh-t too-t se-rkh
FISuomi
koivun sormi
koi-vun sor-mi
FRFrançais
doigt de renard
dwah de re-nah
GUGU
સિંહાળાના હાથના અંગુલ
sin-haala-na ha-tha-na an-gul
HEעברית
אצבע של תן
ats-ba shel tan
HIहिन्दी
खरगोश के अंगूठा
khar-goash keh an-goo-tha
HUMagyar
róka ujj
ro-ka uj
IDBahasa Indonesia
jari rubah
ja-ri ru-bah
ITItaliano
dita di volpe
dee-ta dee vol-peh
JA日本語
キツネの指
kitsune no yubi
KMKM
ជើងស្លាប
cheung slaap
KO한국어
여우 손가락
yeo-u son-ga-rak
MRMR
हिरव्याळीचे हातचे अंगूळ
hi-rva-a-lee-che ha-tha-che an-gul
MSBahasa Melayu
jari serigala
ja-ri se-ri-ga-la
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိတ်လက်
kyeet let
NLNederlands
vosvinger
vos-vin-ger
NONorsk
revfinger
rev-fin-ger
PAPA
ਕੁਕੜੀ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ ਦਾ ਅੰਗੂਠਾ
ku-k-ree deh hat-tha da an-goo-tha
PLPolski
palec lisa
pa-lech lee-sa
PTPortuguês
dedo de raposa
de-do deh ra-po-sa
RORomână
deget de vulpe
de-get deh vul-peh
RUРусский
лапка лисы
lap-ka li-sy
SVSvenska
rävfinger
rav-fin-ger
SWKiswahili
kidole ya fisi
ki-do-le ya fi-si
TAதமிழ்
நரி விரல்
na-ri vi-ral
TEతెలుగు
పులిగొట్టి వెంట
pu-li-go-tti ven-ta
THไทย
นิ้วหมาจิ้งจอก
niw ma-ching-chok
TLTL
mga dali ng aso
mga da-li ng a-so
TRTürkçe
tilki parmak
til-ki par-mak
UKУкраїнська
лапка лисиці
lap-ka li-si-t-sy
URاردو
بلی کی انگلی
bili ki an-gli
VITiếng Việt
ngón cáo
ngon cau
YOYO
ẹ̀rọ̀ ẹ̀kọ́
e-ro e-ko
ZUZU
izwi ze-ngane
i-zwi ze-ngane