Roly-poly
//ˌɹəʊlɪˈpəʊli//
Translations of "roly-poly" (31 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgarian | шишко(short, plump person (especially a child)) | šiško | |
| Carpathian Rusyn | ва́нька-ста́нька(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | vánʹka-stánʹka | |
| Catalan | saltamartí(toy that rights itself when pushed over), tossut(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 不倒翁(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | bat¹ dou² jung¹ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 不倒翁(toy that rights itself when pushed over), 球鼠婦 /球鼠妇(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed) | bùdǎowēng, qiúshǔfù | |
| Czech | panáček vstaváček(toy that rights itself when pushed over), vaňka vstaňka(toy that rights itself when pushed over), vstaváček(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Danish | tumling(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Dutch | duikelaar(toy that rights itself when pushed over), oprolpissebed(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed) | — | |
| Esperanto | obstina Joĉjo(toy that rights itself when pushed over), staremulo(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Finnish | kierivä ja heiluva(moving with a rolling and swaying motion), kierien(by rolling), keikkunukke(toy that rights itself when pushed over), kierimisleikki(activity or game involving rolling), kierimisleikki(game involving people (usually children) rolling down a slope), kierimispeli(activity or game involving rolling), kierähdys(sideways roll), kääritty hillotäytteinen ihrasta tehty kohokas(baked or steamed pudding made from suet pastry which is spread with fruit or jam (or occasionally other fillings) and then rolled up), palloleikki(game in which balls are bowled into holes or thrown into hats placed on the ground), pallosiira(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed), pullukka(short, plump person (especially a child)) | — | |
| French | culbuto(toy that rights itself when pushed over), poussa(toy that rights itself when pushed over), poussah(toy that rights itself when pushed over), ramponeau(toy that rights itself when pushed over), ramponneau(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| German | Pummelchen(short, plump person (especially a child)), Stehaufmanderl(toy that rights itself when pushed over), Stehaufmännchen(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Hebrew | נַחוּם תָּקוּם(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | naḥūm tå̄qūm | |
| Hungarian | keljfeljancsi(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Italian | misirizzi(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Japanese | 起き上がり小法師(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Korean | 오뚝이(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | ottugi | |
| Macedonian | ши́шко(short, plump person (especially a child)) | šíško | |
| Māori | pukunati(short, plump person (especially a child)), takaporepore(sideways roll) | — | |
| Polish | kulanka(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed), pulpet(short, plump person (especially a child)), wańka-wstańka(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Portuguese | joão-bobo(toy that rights itself when pushed over), joão-teimoso(toy that rights itself when pushed over), sempre em pé(toy that rights itself when pushed over), tatuzinho(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed) | — | |
| Romanian | hopa-mitică(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Russian | ва́нька-вста́нька(toy that rights itself when pushed over), мокри́ца(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed), неваля́шка(toy that rights itself when pushed over), пуза́н(short, plump person (especially a child)) | vánʹka-vstánʹka, mokríca, nevaljáška, puzán | |
| Serbo-Croatian | kotrljajući(moving with a rolling and swaying motion), kotrljajući(by rolling), babura(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed), buba loptica(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed), mokrica(small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed) | — | |
| Spanish | dominguillo(toy that rights itself when pushed over), mono porfiado(toy that rights itself when pushed over), muñeco porfiado(toy that rights itself when pushed over), porfiado(toy that rights itself when pushed over), siempretieso(toy that rights itself when pushed over), tentempié(toy that rights itself when pushed over), tentetieso(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Swedish | vippdocka(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Thai | ตุ๊กตาล้มลุก(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | dtúk-dtaa lóm lúk | |
| Turkish | hacı yatmaz(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Ukrainian | неваляшка(toy that rights itself when pushed over), невгамовка(toy that rights itself when pushed over), нелягайка(toy that rights itself when pushed over), покиванка(toy that rights itself when pushed over), іва́н-покива́н(toy that rights itself when pushed over), іван-побиван(toy that rights itself when pushed over), іванець-киванець(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | nevaljaška, nevhamovka, neljahajka, pokyvanka, iván-pokyván, ivan-pobyvan, ivanecʹ-kyvanecʹ | |
| Vietnamese | lật đật(toy that rights itself when pushed over) | — | |
| Welsh | pwt(short, plump person (especially a child)), pwtyn(short, plump person (especially a child)), roli-poli(baked or steamed pudding made from suet pastry which is spread with fruit or jam (or occasionally other fillings) and then rolled up), stwcen(short, plump person (especially a child)), stwcyn(short, plump person (especially a child)), tordyn(short, plump person (especially a child)), torpwth(short, plump person (especially a child)), trwlen(short, plump person (especially a child)), trwlyn(short, plump person (especially a child)) | — |
saltamartí, tossut
panáček vstaváček, vaňka vstaňka, vstaváček
tumling
duikelaar, oprolpissebed
obstina Joĉjo, staremulo
kierivä ja heiluva, kierien, keikkunukke, kierimisleikki, kierimisleikki, kierimispeli, kierähdys, kääritty hillotäytteinen ihrasta tehty kohokas, palloleikki, pallosiira, pullukka
culbuto, poussa, poussah, ramponeau, ramponneau
Pummelchen, Stehaufmanderl, Stehaufmännchen
keljfeljancsi
misirizzi
起き上がり小法師
pukunati, takaporepore
kulanka, pulpet, wańka-wstańka
joão-bobo, joão-teimoso, sempre em pé, tatuzinho
hopa-mitică
kotrljajući, kotrljajući, babura, buba loptica, mokrica
dominguillo, mono porfiado, muñeco porfiado, porfiado, siempretieso, tentempié, tentetieso
vippdocka
hacı yatmaz
неваляшка, невгамовка, нелягайка, покиванка, іва́н-покива́н, іван-побиван, іванець-киванець
nevaljaška, nevhamovka, neljahajka, pokyvanka, iván-pokyván, ivan-pobyvan, ivanecʹ-kyvanecʹ
lật đật
pwt, pwtyn, roli-poli, stwcen, stwcyn, tordyn, torpwth, trwlen, trwlyn
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