Definition
A Spanish or Portuguese friar, a member of a religious order who lives under vows of poverty and charity.
Etymology
Spanish and Portuguese 'fraile' comes from Latin 'fratellus' (little brother), derived from 'frater' (brother). The term was used to refer to members of religious orders in Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking regions.
Kelly Says
The word 'fraile' reveals how Latin's word for 'brother' (frater) became the word for religious orders across multiple languages—because friars called themselves 'brothers' in their communities, the word evolved to mean the role itself!
Translations
ARالعربية
ضعيف (هش)
da-eef (heesh)
CACatalà
fràgil
fra-jee-leh
CSČeština
křehký
křeh-kee
DEDeutsch
zerbrechlich
tsair-breh-lihk
ELΕλληνικά
εύθραυστος
ev-thraus-tos
ESEspañol
fraile
fra-ee-leh
HIहिन्दी
कमजोर (हलका)
kam-jor (hal-kah)
IDBahasa Indonesia
rapuh
ra-puh
ITItaliano
fragile
fra-jee-leh
JA日本語
脆い (もろい)
tsure-i (moro-i)
KO한국어
연약한 (허약한)
yeon-yak-han (heo-yak-han)
MSBahasa Melayu
lembut
lem-but
NLNederlands
kwetsbaar
kves-baahr
PTPortuguês
frágil
fra-zihl
RORomână
fragil
fra-jee-leh
RUРусский
хрупкий
hrúp-kiy
SVSvenska
sårbar
sawr-bar
SWKiswahili
mnyofu
m-nyo-foo
TAதமிழ்
பலவீனமான
palavi-na-maan
TEతెలుగు
బలహీన
bala-hee-na
UKУкраїнська
хвилинний
khvyl-in-niy
ZH中文
虚弱 (脆弱)
xu ruò (cuì ruò)
ZUZU
ngamile
ngah-mee-leh