Handicuff

/ˈhændɪkʌf/ noun

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

AMአማርኛ
እጅ ቁልፍ
eej kuluf
ARالعربية
قيود
qiyūd
BNবাংলা
হাতবন্ধ
ha-ta-bondh
CACatalà
mànega
ma-ne-ga
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
FAفارسی
手بند
sāband
FISuomi
käsivarret
kä-si-var-ret
FRFrançais
menottes
men-ot
GUGU
કાંટા
kaan-ta
HAHA
kwanci
kwan-ci
HEעברית
מגבלות
mig-va-lot
HIहिन्दी
हथकड़ी
hat-ka-ree
HUMagyar
kézrekesz
kéz-re-kesz
IDBahasa Indonesia
borgol
bor-gol
IGIG
ọkwụ
o-kwu
ITItaliano
manette
ma-net-te
JA日本語
手錠
te-jou
KKKK
қолғап
kol-gap
KMKM
ស្លាប់
slah-b
KO한국어
족쇄
jok-swae
MRMR
हांडफेस
hand-fes
MSBahasa Melayu
penjara tangan
pen-ja-ra tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဘောင်
let-ba-ung
NLNederlands
handboeien
hand-boe-ien
NONorsk
hendestek
hen-des-tek
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਫેਸ
hath fes
PLPolski
kajdanki
kaj-dan-ki
PTPortuguês
esposas
e-so-zas
RORomână
cătușe
ca-tu-še
RUРусский
наручники
na-ru-chni-ki
SVSvenska
handfängsel
hand-fäng-sel
SWKiswahili
migogoro
mi-go-go-ro
TAதமிழ்
கைது
kai-thu
TEతెలుగు
చేతు బంధం
che-thu-ban-dham
THไทย
กุญแจมือ
kun-cha-meu
TLTL
pwersa
pwer-sa
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
YOYO
ọpọ̀
o-po
ZH中文
手铐
shǒukào
ZUZU
izibongo
ee-zi-bon-go

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