Definition
Relating to or resembling a hedgehog or something spiky and prickly in appearance.
Etymology
From Greek 'echinos' (ἐχῖνος) meaning 'hedgehog' or 'spiny,' with the adjectival suffix '-al.' Used in scientific and descriptive contexts to indicate spine-like or prickly characteristics.
Kelly Says
This adjective appears most in zoological and botanical texts to describe anything with hedgehog-like spines—it's a perfect word when you need to say 'spiky' in a more scientific way!
Translations
ARالعربية
إيكينال
i-ki-nal
CACatalà
echinal
e-ki-nal
CSČeština
echinal
e-ki-nal
DEDeutsch
echinal
e-ki-nal
ELΕλληνικά
εχινάλ
e-khi-nal
ESEspañol
echinal
e-ki-nal
FAفارسی
اِخینال
e-khi-nal
FRFrançais
echinal
e-ki-nal
HUMagyar
echinal
e-ki-nal
IDBahasa Indonesia
echinal
e-ki-nal
ITItaliano
echinal
e-ki-nal
MSBahasa Melayu
echinal
e-ki-nal
MYမြန်မာ
အဲခီနယ်
a-e-khi-nel
NLNederlands
echinal
e-ki-nal
PLPolski
echinal
e-ki-nal
PTPortuguês
echinal
e-ki-nal
RORomână
echinal
e-ki-nal
RUРусский
Эхинал
e-khi-nal
SVSvenska
echinal
e-ki-nal
SWKiswahili
echinal
e-ki-nal
TEతెలుగు
ఎచినాల్
e-chi-nal
TRTürkçe
echinal
e-ki-nal
UKУкраїнська
Ехінал
e-khi-nal
VITiếng Việt
echinal
e-ki-nal