Definition
Resembling a dog in appearance, behavior, or qualities; having characteristics typical of dogs such as loyalty, devotion, or slavishness.
Etymology
Compound adjective from 'dog' plus '-like,' a suffix forming adjectives meaning 'having the quality or resemblance of.' The '-like' suffix comes from Old English 'gelic' meaning 'similar.'
Kelly Says
When we say someone is 'doglike,' we're usually emphasizing either admirable traits (loyalty) or demeaning ones (blind obedience)—the same word carries positive and negative weight depending on context.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ እንደ 犬
in-sa en-de ken
ARالعربية
شبيه بالكلب
shibi bi al-kalb
BNবাংলা
কুকুরের মতো
kook-ur-er moto
CACatalà
com un gos
kohm oon gohs
DADansk
hundagtig
hoon-da-g-tig
DEDeutsch
hundartig
hoon-dar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
σκυθρωπός
sky-thro-pos
ESEspañol
similar a perro
see-mee-lar ah peh-roh
FAفارسی
مانند سگ
maan-and sag
FISuomi
koirallinen
koi-ra-lli-nen
FRFrançais
comme un chien
kom m oon shee-ahn
GUGU
कुत्रासारखा
koo-tra-sa-r-kha
HAHA
kamar kaji
ka-mar ka-ji
HEעברית
דמוי כלב
deh-moy k-lav
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते जैसा
kut-teh ja-isa
HUMagyar
kutya-szerű
koo-tya-sher-oo
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti anjing
se-peh-ke an-jing
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh a-nya
ITItaliano
simile a un cane
zee-mee-leh ah oon ka-neh
JA日本語
犬のような
ken-no-you-na
KMKM
ដូច ស្តាប់
dooch sta-ap
MRMR
कुत्र्यासारखा
koo-tree-ya-sar-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti anjing
se-peh-ke an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ ကြိုက်တယ်
kyun-taw-mar kyat-tai
NLNederlands
hondachtig
hon-da-ch-tig
NONorsk
hundeaktig
hoon-de-ak-tig
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤਰ ਵਰਗਾ
kut-tar var-ga
PLPolski
podobny do psa
pa-doh-b-nee doh psa
PTPortuguês
como um cão
koh-moh oom sah-o
RORomână
caine-așa
cah-neh-ah-sa
RUРусский
подобный собаке
pa-dob-nyy sa-bo-ke
SVSvenska
hundlik
hoon-d-leek
SWKiswahili
kama mbwa
ka-ma m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய் போல
nay pola
TEతెలుగు
కీటకం
kee-ta-kam
THไทย
คล้ายสุนัข
klai sunakh
TLTL
parang aso
pa-rang ah-so
TRTürkçe
köpek benzeri
ko-pek be-ne-r-zi
UKУкраїнська
подібний до собаки
pa-doh-b-nyy do sa-ba-ky
URاردو
کلب نما
klab na-ma
VITiếng Việt
như một con chó
noo-một con cho
ZUZU
ngokuthi ngomso
ngo-koo-thee ngom-so