Definition
A restraint or shackle that locks around the wrist, used historically to restrain prisoners or enslaved people.
Etymology
From 'hand' plus 'cuff' (meaning to strike or a band around the wrist); the term evolved to mean a metal restraint, with roots in Old English 'cuffe' meaning a light blow or the cuff of a sleeve.
Kelly Says
The seemingly innocent word 'cuff' that appears in 'handicuff' originally meant 'to hit lightly,' so a 'handicuff' is literally 'a hand-hitting thing,' which reveals how language sometimes preserves darker historical meanings.
Translations
BNবাংলা
হাতবন্ধ
ha-ta-bondh
CSČeština
prankenice
pran-ke-ni-ce
DADansk
hændefæste
hen-de-fæs-te
DEDeutsch
Handfesseln
hand-fes-seln
ELΕλληνικά
αγκύλια
an-ky-lia
ESEspañol
esposas
es-po-zas
FISuomi
käsivarret
kä-si-var-ret
FRFrançais
menottes
men-ot
HEעברית
מגבלות
mig-va-lot
HIहिन्दी
हथकड़ी
hat-ka-ree
HUMagyar
kézrekesz
kéz-re-kesz
IDBahasa Indonesia
borgol
bor-gol
ITItaliano
manette
ma-net-te
MSBahasa Melayu
penjara tangan
pen-ja-ra tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဘောင်
let-ba-ung
NLNederlands
handboeien
hand-boe-ien
NONorsk
hendestek
hen-des-tek
PLPolski
kajdanki
kaj-dan-ki
PTPortuguês
esposas
e-so-zas
RUРусский
наручники
na-ru-chni-ki
SVSvenska
handfängsel
hand-fäng-sel
SWKiswahili
migogoro
mi-go-go-ro
TEతెలుగు
చేతు బంధం
che-thu-ban-dham
THไทย
กุญแจมือ
kun-cha-meu
TRTürkçe
koltuklar
kol-tuk-lar
UKУкраїнська
наручники
na-ru-chni-ky
URاردو
ہاتھ کی قفل
ha-th ki qafal
VITiếng Việt
cặp gông
cap-gong
ZUZU
izibongo
ee-zi-bon-go