Definition
A tailor or seamstress, particularly in Indian English; also a reference to a character in Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book.'
Etymology
From Hindi 'darzi' or Persian origin, related to tailoring and sewing. The word entered English through colonial India and is immortalized in Kipling's work as the name of a tailor bird character.
Kelly Says
In Kipling's 'The Jungle Book,' Darzee the tailor bird becomes a character name that English speakers encounter, which is how many Indian words got into English literature—writers like Kipling created memorable characters that made borrowed words unforgettable.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ড্রেস메কার
dresh-me-kar
CACatalà
modista
moh-dee-sta
CSČeština
švadlenka
shva-dlen-ka
DADansk
sømhandler
sohm-han-dler
DEDeutsch
Schneider
shnay-der
ELΕλληνικά
재단사
jae-dan-sa
ESEspañol
modista
moh-dee-stah
FAفارسی
دوزنده
do-zan-deh
FISuomi
ompelija
om-pe-li-ya
FRFrançais
couturier
ku-ty-ree-ay
HAHA
ma'aikaci
ma-ai-ka-tsi
HUMagyar
szövetkezelő
shoh-vet-keh-ze-lo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjahit
pen-jah-heet
IGIG
onye na-agba
oh-nye na-ag-ba
KMKM
អ្នកបង្កើត
an-k bong-kreat
MSBahasa Melayu
penjahit
pen-jah-heet
NLNederlands
kapper
kap-per
NONorsk
skredder
skred-der
PLPolski
krawiec
kra-vee-ets
PTPortuguês
alfaiate
al-fah-ee-tay
RORomână
croitor
kro-ee-tor
RUРусский
портной
portnoy
SVSvenska
sömstress
shoh-m-stress
SWKiswahili
mfinyu
mfin-yoo
TAதமிழ்
நெசவாளர்
nesh-va-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
వస్త్రధారి
vast-hra-dha-ri
THไทย
ช่างตัดเสื้อ
chaang-datt-seu
TLTL
manggagawa sa pag-aayos ng damit
man-gag-ga-wa sa pag-a-ayos ng dam-it
UKУкраїнська
кравчик
krav-chik
VITiếng Việt
thợ may
tho-may
ZUZU
isithunzi
ih-sith-uhn-zee