Dragonish

/ˈdræɡənɪʃ/ adjective

Definition

Resembling, characteristic of, or somewhat like a dragon; having dragon-like qualities.

Etymology

From 'dragon' + '-ish' (Old English suffix meaning 'somewhat' or 'having qualities of'). The '-ish' suffix is used to create adjectives that indicate partial resemblance or approximation.

Kelly Says

The '-ish' suffix is brilliant for expressing 'kind of but not really'—you can call something 'dragonish' to mean it has dragon vibes without claiming it's actually a dragon, which is the poetry of English imprecision!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድራጎን ነው
dee-ra-gohn ne-w
ARالعربية
شبيه بالتنين
sha-bee ala-tan-een
BNবাংলা
ড্রেগন
dra-gon
CACatalà
drac
drak
CSČeština
dračí
dra-chi
DADansk
dragelignende
dra-ge-lign-en-de
DEDeutsch
drachenhaft
dra-hen-haft
ELΕλληνικά
δρακόντιος
dra-ko-n-tios
ESEspañol
dragonesco
dra-goh-nes-ko
FAفارسی
اژدها
a-zdeh-ha
FISuomi
lohikäärmemainen
lo-hi-ka-e-me-mainen
FRFrançais
dragonesque
dra-goh-nesk
GUGU
ડ્રેગન
dra-gon
HAHA
kifi dragon
ki-fi dra-gon
HEעברית
דמוי דרקון
de-moi dra-kon
HIहिन्दी
ड्रैगन जैसा
dra-gon jaisa
HUMagyar
sárkányos
sar-ka-nyos
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti naga
se-pe-na-ga
IGIG
nwa dragon
nwa dra-gon
ITItaliano
draconico
dra-ko-ni-ko
JA日本語
竜のような
ryuu no you na
KKKK
дракони
dra-ko-ni
KMKM
ស្ត្រីសត្វ
s-trey sat-v
KO한국어
용 같은
yong gat-e
MRMR
ड्रॅगन
dra-gon
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti naga
se-pe-na-ga
MYမြန်မာ
နဂါး
na-ga
NLNederlands
drakenachtig
dra-ken-ach-tig
NONorsk
dragelignende
dra-ge-lign-en-de
PAPA
ਡ੍ਰੇਗਨ
dra-gon
PLPolski
smokowi
smo-ko-wi
PTPortuguês
dragonesco
dra-goh-nes-ko
RORomână
dragonesc
dra-go-nesk
RUРусский
драконий
dra-ko-niy
SVSvenska
drakenlik
dra-ken-lik
SWKiswahili
kama joka
ka-ma jo-ka
TAதமிழ்
நாகத்தின்
na-ga-thin
TEతెలుగు
డ్రాగన్
dra-gon
THไทย
คล้ายมังกร
klaai mang-kon
TLTL
tulad ng dragon
tu-lad ng dra-gon
TRTürkçe
ejderha benzeri
ey-der-ha be-ne-zi
UKУкраїнська
драконічний
dra-ko-ni-chnyy
URاردو
ڈراگن
dra-gon
VITiếng Việt
như rồng
nhu rong
YOYO
bíbí ẹ̀rọ̀
bi-bi e-ro
ZH中文
龙形的
long xing de
ZUZU
i-ngwe-le
ing-we-le

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