Definition
A historical term for feudal tenants or villagers with partial rights or intermediate status between full and servile peasants.
Etymology
From Germanic origins, possibly 'half' + 'ung' (a suffix related to status or condition). Medieval Latin documents use 'halfungi' for this intermediate class.
Kelly Says
Medieval society was obsessed with status rankings, so they created names like 'halfungs' for people who didn't quite fit the serf/freeman categories—it's like medieval bureaucracy!
Translations
ARالعربية
نصف إنسان
nisf in-san
BNবাংলা
আধা মানুষ
aadha manush
CACatalà
mitja ésser
mit-ja eh-ser
CSČeština
polovice člověk
po-lo-vee che-le-v
DADansk
halvmand
halv-mand
DEDeutsch
Halbmensch
halb-mensh
ELΕλληνικά
μισό άνθρωπος
mee-so an-tro-pos
ESEspañol
mitad de un
me-dad deh oon
FAفارسی
نیم انسان
nim insaan
FISuomi
puolimies
pou-li-mies
FRFrançais
demi-homme
duh-mee-ohm
HAHA
kafin mutum
ka-fin moo-tum
HEעברית
חצי אדם
chatzi adam
HIहिन्दी
आधा आदमी
aadha aadmee
HUMagyar
félhölgy
feh-hol-gee
IDBahasa Indonesia
setengah manusia
se-teng-an man-oo-sia
IGIG
nke a mmadu
nke a mmadu
ITItaliano
mezzuomo
mezz-oo-moh
KKKK
жартылай адам
jarty-lay adam
KMKM
មនុស្សមួយ
mo-nus-mwoy
MRMR
आधा माणूस
aadha maan-oos
MSBahasa Melayu
separuh manusia
se-paruh man-oo-sia
MYမြန်မာ
အလယ်သူ
a-leh-thu
NLNederlands
halfmens
half-mens
NONorsk
halvmann
halv-mann
PAPA
ਅੱਧਾ ਮਨੁੱਖ
ad-dha man-nukkh
PLPolski
pół człowiek
pool che-lo-vech
PTPortuguês
meio-homem
may-oh-oh-m
RORomână
jumătate de om
joo-ma-ta-teh deh oom
RUРусский
получеловек
po-loo-che-lo-vek
SVSvenska
halvman
halv-man
SWKiswahili
nusu binadamu
nu-su bi-na-da-mu
TAதமிழ்
அரை மனிதன்
arai manithan
TEతెలుగు
ఆరవై మానవుడు
aaravai manavudu
TLTL
kalahati tao
ka-la-ha-ti tao
TRTürkçe
yarım insan
yar-im ih-san
UKУкраїнська
півлюдина
piv-lyu-dy-na
URاردو
آدھائی انسان
aadhai insaan
VITiếng Việt
bàn người
ban ngoo-ee
YOYO
ẹ̀kan ọmọ
eh-kan omo
ZUZU
nhlanhla ye-ntokazi
nhlanhla ye-ntokazi