Definition
The practice of palmistry; interpreting the lines, shapes, and features of a person's hand to predict their future or understand their character.
Etymology
From hand + reading; the practice combines ancient divination traditions from India, Persia, and Greece, formalized into systematic palmistry during the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Kelly Says
Handreading persists despite zero scientific evidence because it exploits the Barnum effect—vague statements about palms sound profound and meaningful to the person hearing them, no matter how generic.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅ መረዳት
eej mer-da-at
ARالعربية
قراءة اليد
qira'at al-yad
BNবাংলা
হাত পড়া
haat pora
CACatalà
lectura de mans
lek-tu-ra de mans
CSČeština
čtení z ruky
čten-í z ruk-y
DADansk
håndlæsning
hånd-læs-ning
DEDeutsch
Handlesen
Hand-le-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αποκρυπτογράφηση χεριού
a-pokryp-to-gra-fi-se che-ri-ou
ESEspañol
lectura de manos
lekh-tu-ra de ma-nos
FAفارسی
خواندن دست
khandan dasht
FISuomi
kädenluku
kä-den-lu-ku
FRFrançais
lecture de la main
lek-tyr duh la mɛn
GUGU
હાથ વાંચવું
haath vaan-ch-vu
HAHA
saura da hannu
sau-ra da han-nu
HEעברית
קריאה ביד
qir'a be-yad
HIहिन्दी
हाथ पठन
haath pathan
HUMagyar
kezelem
ke-ze-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
membaca telapak tangan
mem-ba-ca te-la-pak tan-gan
IGIG
ịgba aka
ee-gba a-ka
ITItaliano
lettura delle mani
let-tu-ra delle ma-ni
KKKK
қолды оқып
qol-dy o-ky-p
MRMR
हाता वाचणे
haata va-chan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
membaca tapak tangan
mem-ba-ca ta-pak tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ဖက် ဖတ်ရိုက်
let-phek hpet-roi-et
NLNederlands
handoplezing
hand-oh-ple-zing
NONorsk
håndlesning
hånd-les-ning
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਪੜ੍ਹਨਾ
haath par-d-na
PLPolski
czytanie z dłoni
czy-ta-nie z dlon-i
PTPortuguês
leitura de mãos
le-i-tu-ra de mhoes
RORomână
citire din palmă
chi-ti-re din pal-mă
RUРусский
расклад по руке
rassklad po ruke
SVSvenska
handläsning
hand-läs-ning
SWKiswahili
kujua mkono
ku-jua m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கை படிப்பு
kai padippu
TEతెలుగు
చేతి చదివే
chethi chadive
THไทย
การอ่านลายมือ
garan a-an la-y meu
TLTL
pagbabasa ng kamay
pa-ga-ba-sa ng ka-may
TRTürkçe
el okuma
el oku-ma
UKУкраїнська
читання з долоні
chitannya z doloni
URاردو
ہاتھ کی پڑھائی
haath ki parhai
VITiếng Việt
đọc tay
doc tay
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ́ ìwọ́
awon ise iwo
ZUZU
ukuthiwa ngezwi
ku-thi-wa nge-zwi