Humpty

/ˈhʌmp.ti/ adjective

Definition

Rounded or lumpy in shape, or more famously, part of the nursery rhyme character 'Humpty Dumpty' who sat on a wall.

Etymology

From 'hump' (a rounded protuberance) + the diminutive suffix '-y'. First popularized in the 17th century nursery rhyme, though the character may have originally referenced a cannon.

Kelly Says

Some historians believe Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon at the English Civil War's Siege of Colchester in 1648—a cannon that fell from the wall and 'all the king's horses and all the king's men' couldn't repair it!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሃምፕቲ
Ham-ptee
ARالعربية
همبتي
Ham-btee
BNবাংলা
হাম্পটি
Ham-pti
CACatalà
Humpty
Hamp-tee
CSČeština
Humpty
Hamp-tee
DADansk
Humpty
Hamp-tee
DEDeutsch
Humpty
Hamp-tee
ELΕλληνικά
Humpty
Ham-pti
ESEspañol
Humpty
Hamp-tee
FAفارسی
همپتی
Ham-ptee
FISuomi
Humpty
Hamp-tee
FRFrançais
Humpty
Om-pee
GUGU
હમ્પ્ટી
Ham-ptee
HAHA
Humpty
Hamp-tee
HEעברית
הומפטי
Hump-tee
HIहिन्दी
हम्प्टी
Ham-pti
HUMagyar
Humpty
Hamp-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
Humpty
Hamp-tee
IGIG
Humpty
Hamp-tee
ITItaliano
Humpty
Hamp-tee
JA日本語
ハンプティー
Hanputi
KKKK
Хемпті
Hem-pti
KMKM
ហម្ពតី
Ham-ptee
KO한국어
험프티
Heumpeuti
MRMR
हंप्टी
Ham-pti
MSBahasa Melayu
Humpty
Hamp-tee
MYမြန်မာ
ဟံပတီ
Ham-pati
NLNederlands
Humpty
Hamp-tee
NONorsk
Humpty
Hamp-tee
PAPA
ਹ Humpty
Ham-ptee
PLPolski
Humpty
Hamp-tee
PTPortuguês
Humpty
Hamp-tee
RORomână
Humpty
Hamp-tee
RUРусский
Хэмпті
Hem-pti
SVSvenska
Humpty
Hamp-tee
SWKiswahili
Humpty
Hamp-tee
TAதமிழ்
ஹம்ப்ட்டி
Ham-ptee
TEతెలుగు
హంప్టీ
Ham-ptee
THไทย
ฮัมป์ตี้
Ham-pee
TLTL
Humpty
Hamp-tee
TRTürkçe
Humpty
Hamp-tee
UKУкраїнська
Хемпті
Hem-pti
URاردو
ہمپی
Ham-pee
VITiếng Việt
Humpty
Hamp-tee
YOYO
Humpty
Hamp-tee
ZH中文
哈姆蒂
Hā mǔ dì
ZUZU
Humpty
Hamp-tee

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