Twinkle
//ˈtwɪŋ.kəl//
Translations of "twinkle" (39 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | لَأْلَأَ(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | laʔlaʔa | |
| Armenian | առկայծում(sparkle or glimmer of light), առկայծել(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), փայլատակել(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | aṙkaycum, aṙkaycel, pʻaylatakel | |
| Azerbaijani | qırpmaq(to bat, blink or wink the eyes), sayrışmaq(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Bulgarian | блещукане(sparkle or glimmer of light), блясък(sparkle of delight in the eyes), блестя(to be bright with delight), блещукам(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), примигвам(to bat, blink or wink the eyes) | bleštukane, bljasǎk, blestja, bleštukam, primigvam | |
| Catalan | patatona(female genitalia), petxina(female genitalia) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 妹妹(female genitalia) | mèimei | |
| Czech | pipina(female genitalia), blikat(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Danish | tissekone(female genitalia), blinke(to bat, blink or wink the eyes), fare(to flit to and fro), skinne(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), skinne(to be bright with delight) | — | |
| Dutch | poenie(female genitalia) | — | |
| Esperanto | brili(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Estonian | tussu(female genitalia) | — | |
| Faroese | pitta(female genitalia) | — | |
| Finnish | pilke(sparkle or glimmer of light), pilke(sparkle of delight in the eyes), pimppa(female genitalia), pimppi(female genitalia), tuike(sparkle or glimmer of light), välke(sparkle or glimmer of light), pyrähdellä(to flit to and fro), säihkyä(to be bright with delight), tuikkia(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), tuikkia(to be bright with delight), vilkuttaa(to bat, blink or wink the eyes) | — | |
| French | foufoune(female genitalia), zézette(female genitalia), briller(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), briller(to be bright with delight), cligner(to bat, blink or wink the eyes), virevolter(to flit to and fro) | — | |
| Georgian | აელვარება(sparkle or glimmer of light), ბჟუტვა(sparkle or glimmer of light), ბრწყინვა(sparkle or glimmer of light), გაელვება(sparkle or glimmer of light), გამოკრთომა(sparkle or glimmer of light), ელვარება(sparkle or glimmer of light), კამკამი(sparkle or glimmer of light), კაშკაში(sparkle or glimmer of light), კვესა(sparkle or glimmer of light), კიაფი(sparkle or glimmer of light), კრთომა(sparkle or glimmer of light), ნაკვესი(sparkle of delight in the eyes), ციალი(sparkle or glimmer of light), ციმციმი(sparkle or glimmer of light), ბჟუტავს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), იელვებს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), კამკამებს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), კიაფობს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), კრთება(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), კრთის(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), ციალებს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), ციმციმებს(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | aelvareba, bžuṭva, brc̣q̇inva, gaelveba, gamoḳrtoma, elvareba, ḳamḳami, ḳašḳaši, ḳvesa, ḳiapi, ḳrtoma, naḳvesi, ciali, cimcimi, bžuṭavs, ielvebs, ḳamḳamebs, ḳiapobs, ḳrteba, ḳrtis, cialebs, cimcimebs | |
| German | Mumu(female genitalia), funkeln(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), funkeln(to be bright with delight), zwinkern(to bat, blink or wink the eyes) | — | |
| Greenlandic | utsuit(female genitalia) | — | |
| Hebrew | נצנץ(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | nitsnéts | |
| Hungarian | nuni(female genitalia), puni(female genitalia) | — | |
| Icelandic | píka(female genitalia) | — | |
| Irish | glioscarnach(sparkle or glimmer of light), glioscarnach(sparkle of delight in the eyes) | — | |
| Italian | bagliore(sparkle or glimmer of light), barlume(sparkle or glimmer of light), farfallina(female genitalia), luccichio(sparkle of delight in the eyes), patatina(female genitalia), scintillio(sparkle of delight in the eyes), brillare(to be bright with delight), luccicare(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), scintillare(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), scintillare(to be bright with delight) | — | |
| Latin | micō(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Māori | hinātore(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), kikiwa(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), rikoriko(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), rikoriko(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), taukapo(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), whakawhetū(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Marathi | लुकलुकणे(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), लुकलुकणे(to be bright with delight) | luklukṇe, luklukṇe | |
| Navajo | dah dinisxǫs(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Northern Sami | cincu(female genitalia), cinˈni(female genitalia) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | jentetiss(female genitalia), tissekone(female genitalia) | — | |
| Old English | blīcan(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Polish | cipka(female genitalia), kuciapka(female genitalia), migotać(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Portuguese | pepeca(female genitalia), perereca(female genitalia), cintilar(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), tremeluzir(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Quechua | chinpiy(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Romanian | păsărică(female genitalia), licări(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), pâlpâi(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), sclipi(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Russian | мерца́ние(sparkle or glimmer of light), пи́ська(female genitalia), пипи́ська(female genitalia), порха́ние(flitting movement), сия́ние(sparkle of delight in the eyes), мерца́ть(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), мига́ть(to bat, blink or wink the eyes), порха́ть(to flit to and fro), порха́ть туда́-сюда́(to flit to and fro), сия́ть(to be bright with delight) | mercánije, písʹka, pipísʹka, porxánije, sijánije, mercátʹ, migátʹ, porxátʹ, porxátʹ tudá-sjudá, sijátʹ | |
| Slovene | lulika(female genitalia) | — | |
| Spanish | chichi(female genitalia), chochete(female genitalia), escintilar(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer), fulgurar(to be bright with delight), refulgir(to be bright with delight), titilar(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Swedish | snippa(female genitalia), tindra(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | — | |
| Tamil | மின்னு(to shine with a flickering light; to glimmer) | miṉṉu | |
| Turkish | kuku(female genitalia) | — |
qırpmaq, sayrışmaq
блещукане, блясък, блестя, блещукам, примигвам
bleštukane, bljasǎk, blestja, bleštukam, primigvam
patatona, petxina
pipina, blikat
tissekone, blinke, fare, skinne, skinne
poenie
brili
tussu
pitta
pilke, pilke, pimppa, pimppi, tuike, välke, pyrähdellä, säihkyä, tuikkia, tuikkia, vilkuttaa
foufoune, zézette, briller, briller, cligner, virevolter
აელვარება, ბჟუტვა, ბრწყინვა, გაელვება, გამოკრთომა, ელვარება, კამკამი, კაშკაში, კვესა, კიაფი, კრთომა, ნაკვესი, ციალი, ციმციმი, ბჟუტავს, იელვებს, კამკამებს, კიაფობს, კრთება, კრთის, ციალებს, ციმციმებს
aelvareba, bžuṭva, brc̣q̇inva, gaelveba, gamoḳrtoma, elvareba, ḳamḳami, ḳašḳaši, ḳvesa, ḳiapi, ḳrtoma, naḳvesi, ciali, cimcimi, bžuṭavs, ielvebs, ḳamḳamebs, ḳiapobs, ḳrteba, ḳrtis, cialebs, cimcimebs
Mumu, funkeln, funkeln, zwinkern
utsuit
nuni, puni
píka
glioscarnach, glioscarnach
bagliore, barlume, farfallina, luccichio, patatina, scintillio, brillare, luccicare, scintillare, scintillare
micō
hinātore, kikiwa, rikoriko, rikoriko, taukapo, whakawhetū
dah dinisxǫs
cincu, cinˈni
jentetiss, tissekone
blīcan
cipka, kuciapka, migotać
pepeca, perereca, cintilar, tremeluzir
chinpiy
păsărică, licări, pâlpâi, sclipi
мерца́ние, пи́ська, пипи́ська, порха́ние, сия́ние, мерца́ть, мига́ть, порха́ть, порха́ть туда́-сюда́, сия́ть
mercánije, písʹka, pipísʹka, porxánije, sijánije, mercátʹ, migátʹ, porxátʹ, porxátʹ tudá-sjudá, sijátʹ
lulika
chichi, chochete, escintilar, fulgurar, refulgir, titilar
snippa, tindra
kuku
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