Grumphy

/ˈɡrʌmfi/ adjective

Definition

Scottish dialect adjective meaning resembling, relating to, or characteristic of a pig; piggish or grunt-like.

Etymology

Derived from grumphie with the adjectival suffix -y added, creating a descriptive form from the noun. This is a common word-formation pattern where animals give their names to adjectives describing similar qualities.

Kelly Says

Adding -y to nouns is one of English's most productive tools—grumpy, muddy, piggish all follow this pattern—and 'grumphy' shows the pattern was already ancient in Scottish dialects centuries ago.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰንሰለ
sen-sel-eh
ARالعربية
غضبان
ghid-ban
BNবাংলা
অসন্তুষ্ট
os-on-toosh-t
CACatalà
d'haver-se enfadat
d-a-ver-se en-fa-da-t
CSČeština
naštvaný
na-sh-tva-nee
DADansk
sulk
soolk
DEDeutsch
mürrisch
moor-ish
ELΕλληνικά
εξοργισμένος
eks-or-gis-men-os
ESEspañol
gruñón
groo-noon
FAفارسی
خشمگین
kha-sh-m-gin
FISuomi
pötkäillyt
poet-kai-lit
FRFrançais
de mauvaise humeur
de ma-vwa-z humeur
GUGU
ગુસ્સા
goo-sa
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
כועס
k-o-es
HIहिन्दी
गुस्से में
gus-se men
HUMagyar
megkesergett
meg-kes-er-gett
IDBahasa Indonesia
murung
moo-rung
IGIG
nwere
nwe-reh
ITItaliano
sbuffato
sbuf-fa-toh
JA日本語
機嫌が悪い
ki-gen wa-ga-i
KKKK
қасы
qa-sy
KMKM
ប្រាប់
pra-ap
KO한국어
기분 나쁘다
gi-bun na-p-pe-da
MRMR
उग्र
oo-gra
MSBahasa Melayu
marah
ma-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
gemopperd
ge-mo-perd
NONorsk
surret
soo-ret
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਧ
kro-dh
PLPolski
zgrzymiał
z-grz-mee-al
PTPortuguês
mal-humorado
mahl-hoo-mo-rah-doh
RORomână
s-a supărat
s-a soo-pa-ra-at
RUРусский
злобный
zlo-b-ny
SVSvenska
trummat
troo-mat
SWKiswahili
kukasi
koo-ka-see
TAதமிழ்
குருட்டு
koo-root-tu
TEతెలుగు
వేదన
ve-da-na
THไทย
โกรธ
gor-th
TLTL
sumbung
soo-m-bung
TRTürkçe
kötü ruh hali
ko-too roo-h ha-lee
UKУкраїнська
хмурий
kh-mu-riy
URاردو
غصہ
ghase
VITiếng Việt
bực bội
burk boi
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
心情不好
xīnqíng bù hǎo
ZUZU
qha
qha

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