Definition
Plural of fiddle; multiple violins or fiddle-shaped instruments, or third-person singular verb form meaning to tinker or adjust something repeatedly.
Etymology
From Old English 'fithele,' related to Old High German 'fidula.' The word has meant both the instrument and the act of tinkering since medieval times.
Kelly Says
The same word describes both a musical instrument and the act of wasting time—showing how cultures understood that these activities shared something: repetitive finger movements without clear purpose.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ヴァイオリン (vayolin)
vah-ee-oh-ri-n
ARالعربية
آلات الجيتار (alat al-jīṭār)
a-lat al-ji-taar
BNবাংলা
বায়োলিন (bayolin)
bay-o-lin
CACatalà
violins
vee-o-li-ns
DADansk
violiner
vye-o-li-ner
DEDeutsch
Geigen
gaɪ̯.gən
ELΕλληνικά
βιολίνες (violines)
vee-o-li-nes
ESEspañol
violines
vye-o-li-nes
FAفارسی
ویولن (violan)
vee-o-lan
FRFrançais
violons
vye-oh-loh-n
GUGU
વિઓલિન (violine)
vee-o-lin
HEעברית
וויולות (violes)
vee-o-les
HIहिन्दी
वाद्य यंत्र (vādy yantra)
va-dhee yantra
HUMagyar
hegedűk
heh-ged-yo-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
biola
bee-oh-la
ITItaliano
violini
vye-o-li-nee
JA日本語
ヴァイオリン (vaiorin)
vah-ee-oh-ri-n
KKKK
кемперлерлер (kemperlerler)
kem-per-ler-ler
KMKM
វីអូលីន (vyeo-lin)
vee-o-lin
KO한국어
바이올린 (baieolrin)
bai-oh-li-rin
MRMR
व्हिओलिन (vhiolin)
vhee-o-lin
MSBahasa Melayu
biola
bee-oh-la
MYမြန်မာ
ဝီယိုလင်း (wee-yo-lin)
wee-yo-lin
NLNederlands
violen
vye-o-len
NONorsk
fioliner
fye-o-li-ner
PAPA
ਵੀਓਲਿਨ (veolin)
vee-o-lin
PLPolski
skrzypce
skryp-tse
PTPortuguês
violinos
vee-o-li-noh-s
RORomână
violine
vye-o-li-ne
RUРусский
скрипки (skripki)
skrip-ki
SVSvenska
fioliner
fye-o-li-ner
SWKiswahili
violin
vee-o-lin
TAதமிழ்
வயலின் (vayalin)
va-ya-lin
TEతెలుగు
వయాలిన్ (vayalin)
va-ya-lin
THไทย
ไวโอลิน (wai-olin)
wai-oh-lin
TRTürkçe
kemanlar
keh-man-lar
UKУкраїнська
скрипки (skripki)
skrip-ki
URاردو
ویولن (vyolin)
vee-o-lin
VITiếng Việt
violin
vee-o-lin
ZH中文
小提琴 (xiǎo tí qín)
hsiao ti qin