Greyskin

/ˈɡreɪskɪn/ noun

Definition

A fish with grey-colored skin, or a derogatory term used in fantasy literature for certain creatures or races.

Etymology

From 'grey' plus 'skin,' a compound descriptive term for anything characterized by grey-colored skin.

Kelly Says

In fantasy worlds like those created by Tolkien, 'greyskin' is often used as a dismissive term that shows how fantasy authors use color to convey moral or cultural attitudes—grey being associated with ambiguity or otherness.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
灰色的 kulit
hēisēl de kulit
ARالعربية
بشرة رمادية
bashar ramadhiyyah
BNবাংলা
ধূসর ত্বক
dhusor thak
CACatalà
pells gris
pells grees
CSČeština
šedá kůže
she-da koo-zhe
DADansk
grå hud
graa hood
DEDeutsch
Graue Haut
graue howt
ELΕλληνικά
γκρις επιδερμίδα
grias epidermida
ESEspañol
piel gris
peel grees
FAفارسی
پوست خاکستری
post khākestari
FISuomi
harmaa iho
harmaa iho
FRFrançais
peau grise
po greese
GUGU
ગ્રેય સ્કિન
grey skin
HAHA
kwarai fata
kwarai fata
HEעברית
עור אפור
oor afur
HIहिन्दी
भूरे रंग की त्वचा
bhoore rang ki tvacha
HUMagyar
szürke bőr
szurke boer
IDBahasa Indonesia
kulit abu-abu
kulit abu-abu
IGIG
isi ọkpụkpụ
isi okpukpu
ITItaliano
pelle grigia
peh-leh gree-ah
JA日本語
灰肌
hai-ki
KKKK
жасыл бет
jasyyl bet
KMKM
ស្បែកព្រៃ
sbaek prai
KO한국어
회색 피부
hoe-saek pib-u
MRMR
शेळी रंगी त्वचा
sheeli rangii tvacha
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit kelabu
kulit kelabu
MYမြန်မာ
ရှမ်းရောင် သတ္တ
shan-yawng tat
NLNederlands
grize huid
grize hwet
NONorsk
grå hud
graa hood
PAPA
ਭੂਰਾ ਚਮੜੀ
bhoora chamdi
PLPolski
szara skóra
shara skora
PTPortuguês
pele cinza
peh leh-sin-sah
RORomână
pielea gri
pee-lea gree
RUРусский
серая кожа
seraya kozha
SVSvenska
grå hud
graa hood
SWKiswahili
ngozi ya kijivu
ngozi ya kijivu
TAதமிழ்
வெண்மை நிற தோல்
venmai nir thool
TEతెలుగు
నలుపు రంగు చర్మం
nalupu rang charmam
THไทย
ผิวสีเทา
phiv see tao
TLTL
maput na balat
maput na balat
TRTürkçe
gri cilt
gri cilt
UKУкраїнська
сіра шкіра
sira shkhira
URاردو
گراں جلد
graan jaald
VITiếng Việt
da thịt xám
da thit xam
YOYO
ọpọ́ àṣọ́
opo asho
ZH中文
灰皮肤
huī pífū
ZUZU
isiko elihle
isiko elihle

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