Definition
To cover with or as if with a cowl (a hooded garment or covering); to envelop.
Etymology
From 'en-' (causative prefix) + 'cowl' (from Old English 'cugele', a hooded garment). Related to the architectural term 'cowl' for chimneys.
Kelly Says
The word 'cowl' appears in both medieval fashion and modern architecture—'encowl' connects these ideas, suggesting how language captures the same shape doing different jobs across centuries!
Translations
DEDeutsch
bedecken
be-dek-ken
ELΕλληνικά
σκεπάζω
ske-pa-zo
ESEspañol
encovlar
en-cov-lar
FRFrançais
encouvrir
en-ku-vrir
IDBahasa Indonesia
menutup
men-too-up
ITItaliano
ricoprire
ri-co-pri-re
MSBahasa Melayu
tutup
tu-tup
NLNederlands
bedekken
be-dek-ken
PLPolski
pokryć
po-kry-ch
PTPortuguês
encobrir
en-co-brir
RORomână
acoperi
a-co-pe-ri
RUРусский
накрыть
na-kri-t
SWKiswahili
funika
fu-ni-ka
TEతెలుగు
చితించు
chi-ti-nchu
TRTürkçe
kaplamak
ka-pla-mak
UKУкраїнська
накрити
na-kri-ti
ZUZU
thuthukisa
thoo-thoo-ki-sa