Definition
Having qualities resembling or characteristic of a grasshopper, such as jumping, chirping, or being small and green.
Etymology
Compound of 'grasshopper' (grass + hopper) and the adjectival suffix '-ish' (Old English '-isc'). A descriptive term that appeared in English literature by the 1800s to characterize grasshopper-like qualities.
Kelly Says
The '-ish' suffix is one of English's most flexible tools—you can add it to almost any noun to create a quick descriptor, which is why it's been used this way since Old English and remains common in everyday speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ grasshopper
en-de gras-hop-per
ARالعربية
مثلlocust
mith-lu-kast
BNবাংলা
মধুমাকা
modhu-ma-ka
CACatalà
com una gripa
kom u-na hree-pa
CSČeština
jako saranče
ja-ko sa-ran-če
DADansk
som en græshopper
som en grae-shopper
DEDeutsch
grasshopperartig
gras-hop-per-ar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
όπως μια γραshoππ
o-pos mia gra-sho-p
ESEspañol
saltamontesco
sal-tam-on-tes-ko
FAفارسی
مانندlocust
man-nad locust
FISuomi
niin kuin heinäsirkku
nii-kin kuin hei-na-si-rku
FRFrançais
comme un sauterelle
kɔm yon so-tər-ɛl
GUGU
grasshopper જેવું
gras-hop-per je-vu-n
HAHA
kamar grasshopper
ka-mar gras-hop-per
HEעברית
כמו זזזז
k-mo z-z-z
HIहिन्दी
सृंगी जैसा
sringi jaisa
HUMagyar
mint egy szöcske
mint egy söc-ske
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti belalang
se-pe-ka be-la-lang
IGIG
kama grasshopper
ka-ma gras-hop-per
ITItaliano
come una cavalletta
ko-me uh-na ka-va-let-ta
JA日本語
バッタのような
batta no you na
KKKK
salyangoz
sa-lyan-goz
KMKM
ដូចជា grasshopper
do-ch-jea gras-hop-per
KO한국어
개구리처럼
gae-gu-ri-cheo-rom
MRMR
grasshopper सारखे
gras-hop-per sa-r-khe
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti belalang
se-pe-ka be-la-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြီးတောင်ကြီး
kye-tee-taung-kye
NLNederlands
zoals een sprinkhaan
zo-als een spring-haan
NONorsk
som en gresshoppe
som en gres-sho-pe
PAPA
grasshopper ਵਾਂਗ
gras-hop-per va-ng
PLPolski
jak świerszcz
jak svi-erszcz
PTPortuguês
como uma grilo
ko-mu uh-ma hree-loh
RORomână
ca un greier
ka un gre-yer
RUРусский
как кузнечик
kak kunezhnich
SVSvenska
som en gräshopp
som en gra-shopp
SWKiswahili
kama mbuzi
ka-ma m-boo-zi
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சி போல்
poo-chi pol
TEతెలుగు
చిగురు
chi-gu-ru
THไทย
เหมือนด้วง
meuan dwang
TLTL
tulad ng isang langgam
too-lad ng isang lang-gam
TRTürkçe
salyangoz gibi
sa-lyan-goz gi-bi
UKУкраїнська
як коник
yak ko-nik
VITiếng Việt
như một con châu chấu
nhu mot con chau chau
YOYO
bi like grasshopper
bi like gras-hop-per
ZH中文
蚱蜢似的
zhá hēng shì de
ZUZU
njengom grasshopper
njen-gom gras-hop-per