Froggy

/ˈfrɑːɡi/ adjective

Definition

Resembling a frog, or hoarse and croaky like a frog's voice.

Etymology

From 'frog' (from Old English 'frogga', onomatopoetic—the sound of croaking) plus '-y' suffix meaning 'like or full of.' Simple descriptive formation.

Kelly Says

Froggy is pure onomatopoeia hidden inside—'frog' came from the sound frogs make, so calling someone's voice 'froggy' is just comparing one croak sound to another! English absorbed the frog's actual noise into the animal's name.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
froggy
frok-gi
ARالعربية
froggy
frok-gi
BNবাংলা
froggy
frok-gi
CACatalà
froggy
frok-gi
CSČeština
froggy
frok-gi
DADansk
froggy
frok-gi
DEDeutsch
kleine Kröte
klee-ne kro-te
ELΕλληνικά
froggy
frok-gi
ESEspañol
pequeña rana
pe-keh-nya ra-na
FAفارسی
froggy
frok-gi
FISuomi
froggy
frok-gi
FRFrançais
froggy
frok-gi
GUGU
froggy
frok-gi
HAHA
froggy
frok-gi
HEעברית
froggy
frok-gi
HIहिन्दी
froggy
frok-gi
HUMagyar
froggy
frok-gi
IDBahasa Indonesia
froggy
frok-gi
IGIG
froggy
frok-gi
ITItaliano
froggy
frok-gi
JA日本語
カエルっぽい
kaeru-poi
KKKK
froggy
frok-gi
KMKM
froggy
frok-gi
KO한국어
개구리 같아
gae-gu-ri gat-a
MRMR
froggy
frok-gi
MSBahasa Melayu
froggy
frok-gi
MYမြန်မာ
froggy
frok-gi
NLNederlands
froggy
frok-gi
NONorsk
froggy
frok-gi
PAPA
froggy
frok-gi
PLPolski
froggy
frok-gi
PTPortuguês
froggy
frok-gi
RORomână
froggy
frok-gi
RUРусский
маленькая жаба
malen-kaya zhaba
SVSvenska
froggy
frok-gi
SWKiswahili
froggy
frok-gi
TAதமிழ்
froggy
frok-gi
TEతెలుగు
froggy
frok-gi
THไทย
froggy
frok-gi
TLTL
froggy
frok-gi
TRTürkçe
froggy
frok-gi
UKУкраїнська
froggy
frok-gi
URاردو
froggy
frok-gi
VITiếng Việt
froggy
frok-gi
YOYO
froggy
frok-gi
ZH中文
青蛙的样子
qing-wa de yang-zi
ZUZU
froggy
frok-gi

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