Enigmatography

/ˌɛnɪɡməˈtɒɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

The study, collection, or writing of riddles and enigmas; the literary or scholarly treatment of puzzles.

Etymology

From enigma + -graphy (writing, description). Greek roots combined to create a technical term for the field of riddle studies.

Kelly Says

Enigmatography is an actual scholarly field! Medieval monks spent hours collecting and copying riddles in manuscripts, making 'riddle studies' one of the oldest hobbies in Western civilization.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስለኛ አንድ
mis-le-n-ya an-d
ARالعربية
فن حل الألغاز
fun hal al-a-la-gaz
BNবাংলা
রহস্যের সমাধানের কলা
ra-hys-yer so-ma-dha-ner ko-la
CACatalà
enigmàtica
e-ni-ɡ-ma-ˈti-ka
CSČeština
umění rozluštit tajemství
u-me-ni ro-zu-š-tit ta-je-m-st-vi
DADansk
gådesløsning
gau-de-løs-ning
DEDeutsch
Verschlüsselungskunst
fer-ˈʃle-səŋ-kuŋ-skunst
ELΕλληνικά
η τέχνη της λύσης μυστηρίων
i te-hni tis li-sis mu-ste-ri-on
ESEspañol
enigmáticagrafía
e-ni-ɡ-ma-ˈti-ka-gra-fi-a
FAفارسی
هنر رمزگشایی
he-nar re-zm-g-sha-yi
FISuomi
salattujen avaaminen
sa-lat-tu-jen a-va-a-mi-ne
FRFrançais
énigmatographie
e-ni-ɡma-to-ɡra-fi
GUGU
પૂર્ણ
poor-n
HAHA
sirri
sir-ri
HEעברית
אמנות פתרון חידות
a-mu-nat pa-tro-non hi-de-ot
HIहिन्दी
पहेली सुलझाने की कला
pa-he-li su-l-jha-ne ki ka-la
HUMagyar
rejtélyek megoldásának művészete
re-j-te-ly-ek me-gol-da-sa-nak mu-ves-ze-te
IDBahasa Indonesia
seni memecahkan kode
se-ni me-me-cahkan ko-de
IGIG
ọ̀rọ̀
o-ro
ITItaliano
enigmatografia
e-ni-ɡ-ma-to-gra-fi-a
JA日本語
謎解きの芸術
na-to-ki-no ge-i-jutsu
KKKK
сыр
syr
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធ
pra-pov-an
KO한국어
수수께끼 해결술
su-su-kke-kki ha-gyeol-sul
MRMR
रहस्यमय
ra-hys-yam-ay
MSBahasa Melayu
seni memecahkan teka-teki
se-ni me-me-cahkan te-ka-te-ki
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်
pon-ma-shan
NLNederlands
enigma-schrijfkunst
e-ni-ɡ-ma-ˈskrijf-kunst
NONorsk
gåtebryting
gau-te-bry-ting
PAPA
ਪੁzzled
puz-led
PLPolski
sztuka rozwiązywania zagadek
sztu-ka ro-z-wo-zy-wa-ni-a za-ga-dek
PTPortuguês
enigmáticagrafia
e-ni-ɡ-ma-ˈti-ka-gra-fi-a
RORomână
arta descifrării enigmelor
ar-ta de-si-f-ra-re-i e-ni-ɡ-me-lor
RUРусский
искусство разгадывания загадок
is-kus-st-vo raz-ga-da-va-niya za-ga-dok
SVSvenska
gåtans lösning
gau-tan-lo-s-ning
SWKiswahili
sanaa ya kutatua siri
sa-naa ya ku-ta-tua si-ri
TAதமிழ்
மர்மங்களைத் தீர்க்கும் கலை
mar-ma-nga-lai-th-teer-kum ka-lai
TEతెలుగు
పూర్ణ
poor-n
THไทย
ศิลปะการไขปริศนา
sa-rith-pa-ra-kan-kai-pri-sa-na
TLTL
sining ng paglutas ng misteryo
si-ning ng pa-glu-tas ng mis-te-ry-o
TRTürkçe
gizem çözme sanatı
giz-em cho-zme sa-nat-i
UKУкраїнська
мистецтво розгадування загадок
mis-tets-tvo roz-ga-du-va-nya za-ga-dok
URاردو
پازل حلّ کا فن
pa-zal hal-la ka fan
VITiếng Việt
nghệ thuật giải mã bí ẩn
nghe-thuat giai ma bi an
YOYO
òrìṣà
o-ri-sa
ZH中文
谜题学
mí tí xué
ZUZU
umoya
u-mo-ya

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