Gulflike

/ˈɡʌlfˌlaɪk/ adjective

Definition

Resembling or characteristic of a gulf in appearance or form; having the qualities of a large indented bay.

Etymology

Compound of 'gulf' (from Old French 'golfe', from Greek 'kolpos') plus '-like' (Old English 'gelic', meaning similar). The '-like' suffix is productive in English and can be added to many nouns to mean 'resembling' or 'of the nature of'.

Kelly Says

The '-like' suffix is one of English's most creative features—you can add it to almost any noun to create new descriptive words! 'Gulflike' is just one of millions of potential compounds, which is why English never runs out of new ways to describe things.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የባህር እንደ
ye-ba-hir en-de
ARالعربية
شبيه خليج
shee-bee khalij
BNবাংলা
জলের মতো
jol-er moto
CACatalà
com a una badia
koh-m ah oon-ah ba-dee-ah
CSČeština
podobný zálivu
po-do-b-ny za-li-vu
DADansk
lignende en bugt
lee-nen-de een boot
DEDeutsch
wie ein Golf
vee ein golf
ELΕλληνικά
σαν μια θάλασσα
san mee-ah tha-las-sa
ESEspañol
como un golfo
koh-moh oon gol-foh
FAفارسی
مانند خلیج
ma-na-nd khalij
FISuomi
samankaltainen kuin lahti
sa-man-ka-la-tai-nen koo-een la-hti
FRFrançais
semblable à un golfe
sem-bla-ble ah oon gol-f
GUGU
સમુદ્ર જેવું
sa-mu-dr je-vuh
HAHA
kamar ruwa
ka-mar roo-wa
HEעברית
כמו מפרץ
kmoh me-par-tz
HIहिन्दी
जैसे एक खाड़ी
ja-se ek kha-dee
HUMagyar
mint egy öböl
mint egy ö-böl
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti teluk
se-peh-teh te-luk
IGIG
ike akwụ
ee-keh ak-wuh
ITItaliano
simile a un golfo
see-mee-le ah oon gol-fo
JA日本語
海湾のような
kai-wan yo-na-ni
KKKK
көлдей
koo-l-day
KMKM
ដូចជា ទន្លេ
doh-cheh ja to-n-le
KO한국어
만조처럼
man-jo-che-rom
MRMR
सागरसारखा
sa-gar-sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti teluk
se-peh-teh te-luk
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
als een baai
als een bai
NONorsk
lignende en bukt
lee-nen-de een boot
PAPA
ਜੈਸੇ ਝੀਲ
jay-say jee-l
PLPolski
podobny do zatoki
po-do-b-ny doh za-to-kee
PTPortuguês
como um golfo
koh-moh oon gol-foh
RORomână
asemenea unui golf
ah-se-men-eh-a oon gol-f
RUРусский
похожий на залив
pa-khoo-zhyh nah za-liv
SVSvenska
lik en vik
leek een vik
SWKiswahili
kama bahari
ka-ma ba-ha-ri
TAதமிழ்
பூங்கா போல்
poo-ng-ka poh-l
TEతెలుగు
ఒక తీరప్రాంతం
o-ka tee-ra-pra-an-tham
THไทย
คล้ายอ่าว
kla-i ao
TLTL
tulad ng isang bay
too-lad ng isang bay
TRTürkçe
bir golfe benzer
bir gol-fe ben-zer
UKУкраїнська
подібний до затоки
po-dib-nyy doh za-to-ki
URاردو
جیسے ایک خلیج
jay-say ek khalij
VITiếng Việt
như một vịnh
noo-yuh oon vee-nh
YOYO
bi okun
bee o-kun
ZH中文
像海湾
xiang hai-wan
ZUZU
njengomli
njen-gom-li

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