Scald

/skɔːld/ verb

Definition

To burn with hot liquid or steam. To heat a liquid to just below boiling. To subject to the action of boiling water.

Etymology

From Latin 'excaldare' (to wash in hot water), from 'ex-' + 'calidus' (hot). Adopted into English via Old French.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አብረት
abret
ARالعربية
سلق
salq
BNবাংলা
ফুটানো
phutano
CSČeština
spařit
SPAH-reeth
DADansk
skoldne
SKOHL-nay
DEDeutsch
verbrühen
fayr-BROO-en
ELΕλληνικά
βράζω
vrazo
ESEspañol
escaldar
eh-skahl-DAHR
FAفارسی
جوشاندن
joshandan
FISuomi
kuumentaa
KOO-mehn-tah
FRFrançais
ébouillanter
ay-boo-yahntay
GUGU
ઉકાળવું
ukaalvum
HAHA
tunawar da
too-NAH-wahr dah
HEעברית
לשלוח
le-shalakh
HIहिन्दी
उबालना
ubalna
HUMagyar
forráz
FOH-rahz
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendidihkan
mehn-DEE-heh-kahn
IGIG
ịkpọkọta
ee-KPOH-koh-tah
ITItaliano
scaldare
skahl-DAH-reh
JA日本語
湯通し
yu-dōshi
KKKK
қайнаттыңыз
qaynatyngyz
KMKM
ចំហុយ
chmuhoy
KO한국어
데치다
de-chi-da
MRMR
उकडणे
ukadne
MSBahasa Melayu
mendidih
mehn-DEE-heh
MYမြန်မာ
ထပ်ခြင်း
htap hkyin
NLNederlands
verbranden
vayr-BRAHN-den
NONorsk
skålla
SKOH-lah
PLPolski
oparzać
oh-PAHR-zach
PTPortuguês
escaldar
eh-skahl-DAHR
RORomână
a scălda
ah SKAHL-dah
RUРусский
опалить
oh-PAH-leet
SVSvenska
skålla
SKOH-lah
SWKiswahili
kuchemsha
koo-CHEHM-shah
TAதமிழ்
வேகவிட
vekavidha
TEతెలుగు
మరగబెట్టు
maragabettu
THไทย
ต้ม
dtom
TLTL
pakuluan
pah-KOO-lwahn
TRTürkçe
kaynatmak
KAY-nat-mahk
UKУкраїнська
опалити
oh-PAH-lee-tee
URاردو
ابالنا
ubalna
VITiếng Việt
luộc
luộc
YOYO
gbẹkẹ
gbeh-keh
ZH中文
tàng
ZUZU
kugeza
koo-GEH-zah

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