Daffs

/dæfs/ noun

Definition

Plural of daff; informal term for daffodils or silly/eccentric people.

Etymology

Either a shortened plural of 'daffodil' or plural of 'daff' (a silly person), from the adjective daffy or the verb daff (to joke).

Kelly Says

English speakers love shortening flower names for casual speech—'daffs' for daffodils works just like we say 'mums' for chrysanthemums or 'dahlias' informally, creating a cozier, friendlier way to talk about spring gardens.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንርግስ
narg-is
ARالعربية
نرجس
nar-jes
BNবাংলা
নারিকেল
na-ri-kel
CACatalà
narcisos
nar-ci-sos
CSČeština
narcissy
nar-ci-sy
DADansk
narcisses
nar-ci-ser
DEDeutsch
Narzissen
nar-zi-sen
ELΕλληνικά
νάρκισσοι
nar-kis-soi
ESEspañol
jilgueros
heel-gwehr-ohs
FAفارسی
نرگس
nar-ges
FISuomi
narsiisseja
nar-si-sse-ja
FRFrançais
narcisses
nar-see-s
GUGU
નરિસિંહ
na-ri-sin
HAHA
narkiss
nar-kiss
HEעברית
נרקיס
nar-kis
HIहिन्दी
नारियल
na-ree-al
HUMagyar
nárciuszok
nar-chi-us-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
narcisus
nar-si-sus
IGIG
nkwu
nk-woo
ITItaliano
narcisi
nar-chi-see
JA日本語
スイセン
suisen
KKKK
нарцисс
nar-ciss
KMKM
ស្វាយ
s-v-ay
KO한국어
수선화
su-seon-hwa
MRMR
नारियल
na-ree-al
MSBahasa Melayu
narcissus
nar-si-sus
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးနု
shway nu
NLNederlands
narcissen
nar-si-sen
NONorsk
narcisses
nar-si-ser
PAPA
ਨਾਰੀ
na-ree
PLPolski
narcyzy
nar-chi-zee
PTPortuguês
narcisses
nar-si-ses
RORomână
narcise
nar-ci-se
RUРусский
нарциссы
nar-sis-sy
SVSvenska
narcisser
nar-ci-ser
SWKiswahili
narcissus
nar-si-sus
TAதமிழ்
நாரி
na-ree
TEతెలుగు
నారింజ
na-ri-n-j
THไทย
ดอกนาร์ซิส
dork nar-si
TLTL
narcissus
nar-si-sus
TRTürkçe
narsissuslar
nar-sis-su-lar
UKУкраїнська
нарциси
nar-tsi-si
URاردو
نarcissus
nar-si-sus
VITiếng Việt
hoa nhài
hwoh-nhai
YOYO
narcissus
nar-si-sus
ZH中文
水仙
shuǐ xiān
ZUZU
narcissus
nar-si-sus

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