Scarecrow
//ˈskɛəkɹəʊ//
Translations of "scarecrow" (98 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | strooipop(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), voëlverskrikker(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Albanian | dordolec(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), rone(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), vovë(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Arabic | خيال مآتة(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), فَزَّاعَة(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), فَزَّاعَة(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | ḵayāl maʔāta, fazzāʕa, fazzāʕa | |
| Armenian | խրտվիլակ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | xrtvilak | |
| Assamese | চৌ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | sou | |
| Azerbaijani | müqəvva(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), oyuq(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), qorxuluq(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Bashkir | ҡарасҡы(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | qarasqı | |
| Basque | arranpalo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), txori-izugarri(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), txorimalo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Belarusian | пу́дзіла(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | púdzila | |
| Bengali | কাকতাড়ুয়া(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | kaktaṛuẏa | |
| Breton | bouga(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), spontailh(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), spontailh-brini(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Bulgarian | плаши́ло(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), чу́чело(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | plašílo, čúčelo | |
| Burmese | စာချောက်ရုပ်(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | cahkyauk-rup | |
| Catalan | babarota(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), espantall(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), espantaocells(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), espantapardals(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Central Kurdish | داھۆڵ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | daholl | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 稻草人(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | dou⁶ cou² jan⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 稻草人(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), 骨瘦如柴的人(tall, thin, awkward person) | dàocǎorén, gǔshòurúchái de rén | |
| Chuvash | катемпи(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | kat̬emp̬i | |
| Czech | strašák(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Danish | fugleskræmsel(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Dutch | vogelschrik(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), vogelverschrikker(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Dutch Low Saxon | aarteschuw(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), voegelverschrikker(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Erzya | тандавкс(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | tandavks | |
| Esperanto | birdotimigilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ĉifonfiguro(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Estonian | hernehirmutis(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Finnish | linnunpelätin(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), linnunpelätti(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), pelottelutaktiikka(military equipment or tactics used to scare and deter rather than cause actual damage), variksenpelätin(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), variksenpelätin(person regarded as resembling a scarecrow in some way), variksenpelätin(tall, thin, awkward person), variksenpelätin(person wearing ragged and tattered clothes), variksenpelätti(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), häiritä(to spoil the appearance of (something, such as the landscape or a view), as scarecrows may be regarded as doing), saada näyttämään jäykältä(to cause (a person, their body, etc.) to look awkward and stiff, like a scarecrow) | — | |
| French | épouvantail(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), épouvantail(tall, thin, awkward person) | — | |
| Galician | espantallo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Georgian | საფრთხობელა(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | saprtxobela | |
| German | Gehuuri(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), Vogelscheuche(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Greek | σκιάχτρο(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | skiáchtro | |
| Gujarati | ચાડિયો(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | cāḍiyo | |
| Hebrew | דַּחְלִיל(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), דַּחְלִיל(tall, thin, awkward person) | dakhlíl, dakhlíl | |
| Hindi | धड़खा(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), बिजूका(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | dhaṛkhā, bijūkā | |
| Hungarian | madárijesztő(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Icelandic | fuglahræða(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Ido | terorigilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ucel-terorigilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Indonesian | orang-orangan(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), orang-orangan sawah(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), penakut burung(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Ingrian | variksiinvahti(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Iranian Persian | مَتَرْسَک(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | matarsak | |
| Irish | fear bréige(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), fear falsa(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Italian | spauracchio(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), spaventapasseri(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), spilungona(tall, thin, awkward person), spilungone(tall, thin, awkward person) | — | |
| Japanese | スケアクロウ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), 僧都(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), 案山子(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), 鹿威し(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | sōzu, shishiodoshi | |
| Kannada | ಗುಮ್ಮ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ಬೆಚ್ಚಿಗ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ಬೆಚ್ಚು(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ಬೆದರುಗೊಂಬೆ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ಬೆರ್ಚಪ್ಪ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | gumma, becciga, beccu, bedarugombe, bercappa | |
| Kashubian | strôszk(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Kavalan | pasnawa(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Kazakh | қарақшы(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | qaraqşy | |
| Khmer | ចំឡោង(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), តាដុង(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), ទីងមោង(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | cɑmlaong, taadong, tiingmoong | |
| Korean | 허수아비(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | heosuabi | |
| Kyrgyz | каракчы(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), карачкы(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | karakcı, karackı | |
| Ladin | spantedl(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Lao | ຫຸ່ນໄລ່ກາ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | hun lai kā | |
| Latin | formīdo avium(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), terricula(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), terriculum avium(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Latvian | biedēklis(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), putnubiedēklis(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Lithuanian | baidyklė(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), kaliausė(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Macedonian | пла́шило(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), стра́шило(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | plášilo, strášilo | |
| Malay | orang-orang(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Malayalam | നോക്കുകുത്തി(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | nōkkukutti | |
| Maranao | parayong(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Maricopa | chiyer thʼer(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Mongolian | мануухай(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | manuuxaj | |
| Northern Kurdish | mamik(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), reşkê bûstanan(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | fugleskremsel(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | fugleskremme(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), fugleskremsel(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), fugleskremsle(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| O'odham | vaṣai gakidagĭ odham(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Occitan | espaurugal(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Plautdietsch | Goadengrul(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), Hieezhgrul(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Polish | strach(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), strach na wróble(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Portuguese | espantalho(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Punjabi | ਡਰੋਣਾ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | ḍaroṇā | |
| Romanian | momâie(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), sperietoare(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Romansch | spaventegl(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Russian | пу́галище(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), пу́гало(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), страши́ла(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), страши́ло(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), чу́чело(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | púgališče, púgalo, strašíla, strašílo, čúčelo | |
| Scots | bogle(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), craw-bogle(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), tattie-bogle(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), tattie-boodie(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Scottish Gaelic | bodach feannaig(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), bodach ròcais(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | plȁšilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), strȁšilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), пла̏шило(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), стра̏шило(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Slovak | strašiak(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Slovene | ptičje strašilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), strašilo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), strašilo(tall, thin, awkward person) | — | |
| Sotho | setshosa(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Southern Altai | ӱркӱткиш(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | ürkütkiš | |
| Southern Kurdish | داوِڵ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | dawill | |
| Spanish | espantajo(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), espantajo(tall, thin, awkward person), espantapájaros(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Sundanese | bebegig(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Swedish | fågelskrämma(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Tagalog | alay-ay(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), balyan(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), espantaho(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Tajik | хӯса(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | xüsa | |
| Tamil | சொக்கன்(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), சோளக்காட்டுபொம்மை(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), சோளக்கொல்லைப்பொம்மை(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), வெருளி(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | cokkaṉ, cōḷakkāṭṭupommai, cōḷakkollaippommai, veruḷi | |
| Tatar | карачкы(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | qaraçqı | |
| Telugu | దిష్టిబొమ్మ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), దృష్టిబొమ్మ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), వెరబొమ్మ(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | diṣṭibomma, dr̥ṣṭibomma, verabomma | |
| Thai | หุ่นไล่กา(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | hùn-lâi-gaa | |
| Turkish | bostan korkuluğu(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), korkuluk(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Turkmen | garakçy(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Ukrainian | опу́дало(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), поторо́ча(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | opúdalo, potoróča | |
| Uyghur | قارانچۇق(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | qaranchuq | |
| Uzbek | qoʻriqchi(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Vietnamese | bù nhìn(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), bẹo chim(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), bồ nhìn(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), mặt mả(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Walloon | noret(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — | |
| Welsh | bwbach(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), bwbach brain(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there), bwgan brain(effigy fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there) | — |
strooipop, voëlverskrikker
dordolec, rone, vovë
müqəvva, oyuq, qorxuluq
arranpalo, txori-izugarri, txorimalo
bouga, spontailh, spontailh-brini
babarota, espantall, espantaocells, espantapardals
strašák
fugleskræmsel
vogelschrik, vogelverschrikker
aarteschuw, voegelverschrikker
birdotimigilo, ĉifonfiguro
hernehirmutis
linnunpelätin, linnunpelätti, pelottelutaktiikka, variksenpelätin, variksenpelätin, variksenpelätin, variksenpelätin, variksenpelätti, häiritä, saada näyttämään jäykältä
épouvantail, épouvantail
espantallo
Gehuuri, Vogelscheuche
madárijesztő
fuglahræða
terorigilo, ucel-terorigilo
orang-orangan, orang-orangan sawah, penakut burung
variksiinvahti
fear bréige, fear falsa
spauracchio, spaventapasseri, spilungona, spilungone
strôszk
pasnawa
spantedl
formīdo avium, terricula, terriculum avium
biedēklis, putnubiedēklis
baidyklė, kaliausė
orang-orang
parayong
chiyer thʼer
mamik, reşkê bûstanan
fugleskremsel
fugleskremme, fugleskremsel, fugleskremsle
vaṣai gakidagĭ odham
espaurugal
Goadengrul, Hieezhgrul
strach, strach na wróble
espantalho
momâie, sperietoare
spaventegl
пу́галище, пу́гало, страши́ла, страши́ло, чу́чело
púgališče, púgalo, strašíla, strašílo, čúčelo
bogle, craw-bogle, tattie-bogle, tattie-boodie
bodach feannaig, bodach ròcais
plȁšilo, strȁšilo, пла̏шило, стра̏шило
strašiak
ptičje strašilo, strašilo, strašilo
setshosa
espantajo, espantajo, espantapájaros
bebegig
fågelskrämma
alay-ay, balyan, espantaho
சொக்கன், சோளக்காட்டுபொம்மை, சோளக்கொல்லைப்பொம்மை, வெருளி
cokkaṉ, cōḷakkāṭṭupommai, cōḷakkollaippommai, veruḷi
bostan korkuluğu, korkuluk
garakçy
qoʻriqchi
bù nhìn, bẹo chim, bồ nhìn, mặt mả
noret
bwbach, bwbach brain, bwgan brain
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