Curby

/ˈkɜːrbi/ adjective

Definition

Resembling, containing, or characterized by curbs; having prominent curbs or curb-like qualities.

Etymology

From 'curb' plus the diminutive/characteristic suffix '-y' (having the quality of), a highly productive English adjectival suffix.

Kelly Says

The '-y' suffix is one of the most flexible in English—we can add it to almost any noun to create an adjective, so 'curby' streets instantly means 'streets with prominent curbs,' even though it's probably a rare word.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መንገድ ጫinosa
men-ged ch-ia-no-sa
ARالعربية
حدّة
haddah
BNবাংলা
ফুটপাত
fut-pa-at
CACatalà
bord
bord
CSČeština
krajník
kraj-nik
DADansk
kant
kant
DEDeutsch
Bordstein
bord-shtain
ELΕλληνικά
περιμετρική
peri-me-tri-ki
ESEspañol
curb
kurb
FAفارسی
فریم
f-reem
FISuomi
reuna
reu-na
FRFrançais
bordure
bordur
GUGU
ફેર
fer
HAHA
kofar titin
ko-far ti-tin
HEעברית
שוליים
sh-li-im
HIहिन्दी
सीमा
see-maa
HUMagyar
járda
yar-da
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinggir jalan
ping-gir ja-lan
IGIG
isi
ee-see
ITItaliano
bordatura
bord-a-tu-ra
JA日本語
縁石
gen-ishi
KKKK
көше
ko-she
KMKM
រលា
ro-la
KO한국어
보도
bo-do
MRMR
फाट
faat
MSBahasa Melayu
tepi jalan
te-pi ja-lan
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းအစပ်
la-m-a-spa
NLNederlands
kortsteentje
korts-steen-tje
NONorsk
kant
kant
PAPA
ਸੜਕ
sar-ak
PLPolski
krawężnik
kra-vezh-nik
PTPortuguês
calçada
kal-sa-da
RORomână
bordură
bord-u-ra
RUРусский
тротуар
tro-tuar
SVSvenska
kant
kant
SWKiswahili
kingo
kin-go
TAதமிழ்
கடற்கரை
ka-dak-kai
TEతెలుగు
తీర
teer
THไทย
ขอบทาง
khop-tang
TLTL
gilid ng kalsada
gi-lid ng kal-sa-da
TRTürkçe
takside
tak-si-de
UKУкраїнська
крайник
kray-nik
URاردو
سڑک کا کنارہ
sar-ka ka k-ina-ra
VITiếng Việt
lề đường
leh-duong
YOYO
ìwọ̀ ìlẹ̀
ee-wo-ee le
ZH中文
路缘石
lù yuán shí
ZUZU
phondo
phon-do

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