Scarecrow

/ˈskɛrˌkroʊ/ noun

Definition

a figure set up to frighten birds away from crops

Etymology

from scare + crow, literally 'something that scares crows'

Kelly Says

A scarecrow's job is to SCARE CROWS - it's right there in the name!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አባራ የበረበሬ
abara yeberbere
ARالعربية
عصفور
ʿaṣfūr
BNবাংলা
পাখির ভয় দেখানো
pakhir bhoy dekhano
CACatalà
espantall
eh-spahn-tahl
CSČeština
přízrak
pree-zrahk
DADansk
fugleskræmsel
foo-gel-skrehm-sel
DEDeutsch
Vogelscheuche
FOH-gel-SHOY-khuh
ELΕλληνικά
πτηνοτρόπαιο
ptēnotrópaio
ESEspañol
espantapájaros
eh-spahn-tah-pah-HAH-rohs
FAفارسی
مهره
mohreh
FISuomi
pelottipilli
peh-loh-tee-pee-lee
FRFrançais
épouvantail
eh-poo-vahn-TAY
GUGU
પક્ષીનો ભય
pakshino bhay
HAHA
mai tsoro
mah-ee tsoh-roh
HEעברית
בובת תרעה
bovet taraah
HIहिन्दी
भूत
bhūt
HUMagyar
madárijesztő
mah-dah-ree-yes-toh
IDBahasa Indonesia
penolak burung
peh-noh-lak boo-roong
IGIG
ụjụ ọjọọ
oo-joo oh-joh
ITItaliano
spaventapasseri
spah-ven-tah-pah-SHEH-ree
KKKK
құсқорған
qūsqorğan
KMKM
អ្នកបំភិតសត្វ
nek bompeet sat
MRMR
पक्ष्यांचा भय
pakshyancha bhay
MSBahasa Melayu
penolak burung
peh-noh-lak boo-roong
MYမြန်မာ
ငှက်တိုက်စားသူ
hngat taik saa thu
NLNederlands
vogelverschrikker
voh-gel-vehr-SHRIK-er
NONorsk
fugleskremmer
foo-gel-skreh-mer
PAPA
ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਡਰ
panchian da dar
PLPolski
strach na wróble
strakh nah vroh-bleh
PTPortuguês
espantalho
eh-spahn-TAHL-yoo
RORomână
sperietoare de păsări
speh-ree-eh-toh-reh deh pah-seh-ree
RUРусский
пугало
poo-GAH-loh
SVSvenska
skräckfågel
skrehk-foo-gel
SWKiswahili
mnyama
m-nyah-mah
TAதமிழ்
பறவை விரட்டி
paṟavai viraṭṭi
TEతెలుగు
పక్షి భయపెట్టేది
pakṣi bhayapeṭṭēdi
THไทย
ตัวขับไล่นก
dtua khab lai nok
TLTL
takot sa ibon
tah-koht sah ee-bohn
TRTürkçe
korkuluk
kohr-koo-look
UKУкраїнська
пугало
poo-GAH-loh
URاردو
پنکھیوں کو ڈرایا
pankhion ko daraya
VITiếng Việt
con diều hâu
kohn dee-ew how
YOYO
ẹlẹgbẹ
eh-leh-gbeh
ZUZU
isikhali
ee-see-kah-lee

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