Definition
Wrapped up snugly and securely, as if enclosed in a cocoon; protected or isolated from the outside world.
Etymology
From 'cocoon' (from French cocon, from Malay kukon, meaning a fibrous covering spun by caterpillars). The past participle '-ed' makes it an adjective describing something wrapped in protective layers.
Kelly Says
Caterpillars spin cocoons made of silk thread—sometimes thousands of meters long—creating the perfect isolation chamber for their transformation into butterflies. When we use this word, we're borrowing that image of perfect protection.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንቁላል
en-de en-kwe-la-l
CACatalà
enrotllat
en-rot-lla-t
CSČeština
zakuklený
za-ku-klen-y
DADansk
indhyllet
in-hyl-let
DEDeutsch
umhüllt
oom-hyuhlt
ELΕλληνικά
ενcapsulado
en-kap-soo-la-doh
ESEspañol
encapsulado
en-kap-soo-la-doh
FISuomi
koteloitu
ko-te-loi-tu
FRFrançais
encapsulé
en-kap-su-lay
GUGU
કોકૂનમાં
ko-ko-on-maan
HIहिन्दी
कोकून में
ko-koon mein
HUMagyar
kokonban
ko-ko-n-ban
IDBahasa Indonesia
terbungkus
ter-bung-kus
ITItaliano
avvolto
av-vol-toh
JA日本語
繭の中にいる
ma-i no naka ni i-ru
KO한국어
고치에 싸여 있다
go-chi-e ss-yeo it-da
MRMR
कोकूनमध्ये
ko-koon-mad-hye
MSBahasa Melayu
dibungkus
di-bung-kus
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်ကြီး
chaw-kye-kree
NLNederlands
ingesloten
in-ge-slo-ten
NONorsk
innviklet
inn-vi-klet
PAPA
ਕੋਕੂਨ ਵਿੱਚ
ko-koon-vi-ch
PLPolski
opakowany
o-pa-ko-wa-nyy
PTPortuguês
envolto
en-vol-toh
RORomână
încăpșunat
in-căp-șu-nat
RUРусский
завернутый
za-ver-nu-tyi
SVSvenska
inlindad
in-lin-dad
SWKiswahili
ameme
a-me-me
TLTL
nakabalot
na-ka-ba-lot
TRTürkçe
sarmalanmış
sar-ma-lan-mış
UKУкраїнська
загорнутий
za-hor-nu-tyi
VITiếng Việt
đóng trong kén
dong trong ken
ZUZU
ezingqondweni
e-zing-qon-dwe-ni