Definition
Smooth and soft like silk fabric, or extremely pleasant and smooth to the touch.
Etymology
From Old English 'seolc' and Latin 'sericum,' ultimately derived from Chinese 'si,' reflecting silk's ancient origin on the Silk Road. The suffix '-y' was added to create an adjective form.
Kelly Says
The word 'silky' is a linguistic treasure from the Silk Road—it traveled the same trade routes as the fabric itself, and different languages borrowed it directly from Chinese, showing how goods and words migrate together.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
syagtig
syagtig
BGБългарски
копринен
копринен
CSČeština
hedvábný
hedvábný
DADansk
silkeagtig
silkeagtig
ELΕλληνικά
μεταξένιος
μεταξένιος
EUEuskara
zetazko
zetazko
FISuomi
silkkinen
silkkinen
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti sutera
seperti-sutera
LTLietuvių
šilkinis
šilkinis
MNМонгол
торгон шиг
торгон-шиг
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti sutera
seperti-sutera
MYမြန်မာ
ပိုးချည်ကဲ့သို့
ပိုးချည်ကဲ့သို့
NLNederlands
zijdeachtig
zijdeachtig
NONorsk
silkeaktig
silkeaktig
PLPolski
jedwabisty
jedwabisty
PTPortuguês
sedoso
sedoso
RUРусский
шёлковый
шёлковый
SKSlovenčina
hodvábny
hodvábny
SLSlovenščina
svilen
svilen
SWKiswahili
kama hariri
kama-hariri
TAதமிழ்
பட்டு போன்ற
பட்டு-போன்ற
TEతెలుగు
పట్టు వంటి
పట్టు-వంటి
THไทย
เหมือนไหม
เหมือนไหม
TRTürkçe
ipek gibi
ipek-gibi
UKУкраїнська
шовковий
шовковий
VITiếng Việt
mềm như lụa
mềm-như-lụa