Definition
A small surgical knife or blade, traditionally used in medical procedures and surgery.
Etymology
From cat + -ling (a diminutive suffix meaning 'little'). The blade was called this because it was small and sharp, like a cat's claw.
Kelly Says
Medieval surgeons named their sharp little scalpels after cats' claws—an observation that these instruments were tiny, precise, and dangerously sharp, just like a kitten's needle-like claws. This practical naming shows how physicians drew inspiration from nature.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንበሳ ልጅ
an-be-sa lej
ARالعربية
قطة صغيرة
qit-ta sag-ee-ra
BNবাংলা
ছোট ছোট কুকুর
chhoto chhoto kookur
CSČeština
koťátko
ko-tyat-ko
DADansk
kattunge
kat-tung-eh
DEDeutsch
kleines Kätzchen
klay-nes kat-sh-en
ELΕλληνικά
μωρό γάτα
moo-ro ga-ta
ESEspañol
gatito pequeño
ga-tee-toh pe-keh-nyo
FAفارسی
گربه کوچک
gorbeh koo-chek
FISuomi
kissanpoika
kis-san-poi-ka
FRFrançais
petit chaton
pe-tee sha-toh
HEעברית
חתול קטן
chatul katan
HIहिन्दी
छोटा बिल्ली
chota bee-lee
HUMagyar
kiskutya
kis-kut-ya
IDBahasa Indonesia
anak kucing
a-nak ku-cing
IGIG
nwata ụdị
nwa-ta oo-dee
ITItaliano
gattoccio
gat-to-tcho
KKKK
жұмысшылар бала
jummy-shylar ba-la
KO한국어
어린 고양이
eo-rin go-ya-ngi
MRMR
बांबूच्या मुला
baan-boo-chaa mu-la
MSBahasa Melayu
anak kucing
a-nak ku-cing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ ကလေး
kyun-taw-mar kale
NLNederlands
katje
kat-je
NONorsk
kattunge
kat-tung-eh
PAPA
ਬੱਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਬਿੱਲੀ
ba-ch-yaan dee bil-lee
PTPortuguês
filhote de gato
fee-lho-teh deh ga-toh
RUРусский
котенок
kotёnok
SVSvenska
kattunge
kat-tung-eh
SWKiswahili
mtoto wa paka
mo-to-to wa pa-ka
TAதமிழ்
குட்டி பூனை
ku-tti poo-nai
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న బిల్లి
chinnna bil-li
TLTL
malaking pusa
ma-la-king poo-sa
TRTürkçe
küçük kedi
koo-chook keh-dee
UKУкраїнська
кошеня
kosh-nya
URاردو
چھوٹا بلیا
cho-ta be-lia
VITiếng Việt
mèo con
meo con
YOYO
omo ẹ̀kọ̀
o-mo eh-ko