Definition
Covered with small, overlapping flat plates or flakes, like a fish or a snake, or rough and flaky in texture.
Etymology
From Middle English 'scale' (from Old Norse 'skel'), referring to the protective plates on fish and reptiles, plus the suffix '-y' meaning 'having the quality of.'
Kelly Says
Scales aren't just defensive armor—they actually reduce drag underwater, which is why engineers have studied shark scales to design faster swimsuits and aircraft.
Translations
ARالعربية
متقشر
mu-ta-qash-ir
BNবাংলা
চামড়ার
cha-ma-dar
CACatalà
escamós
es-ka-mos
CSČeština
šupinatý
SHU-pi-nat-ee
DADansk
skællende
ska-len-de
DEDeutsch
schuppig
SHU-pi-g
ELΕλληνικά
σκάλες
ska-les
ESEspañol
escamoso
es-ka-MO-so
FISuomi
kuorettu
kwo-ret-tu
FRFrançais
écailleux
e-ka-ljɛ
GUGU
ચિખાળું
chi-kha-loon
HEעברית
קשקשים
kash-khash-im
HIहिन्दी
छिलकावाला
chhila-ka-wa-la
HUMagyar
pikkelyes
pi-k-ke-ly-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersisik
ber-si-sik
ITItaliano
squamoso
skwa-mo-so
JA日本語
はがれやすい
ha-ga-re-ya-su-i
KO한국어
비늘이 많은
bi-neul-i ma-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
bersisik
ber-si-sik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စိတ်
chaw-kye-sait
NLNederlands
schubbelig
SHU-buh-lig
NONorsk
skallende
skal-len-de
PTPortuguês
escamoso
es-ka-MO-so
RUРусский
чешуйчатый
che-shu-ycha-tyy
SWKiswahili
mviringo
m-vi-rin-go
TRTürkçe
pullulu
pul-lu-lu
UKУкраїнська
лускатий
lu-ska-tyy
ZH中文
鳞片状的
lín piàn zhàng de
ZUZU
isigqili
i-si-ghi-li