Definition
A left-handed person; informal and casual way to refer to someone who uses their left hand as their dominant hand.
Etymology
From 'left' (Old English 'lyft,' meaning weak or clumsy) plus informal suffix '-y.' The term 'lefty' emerged in American English in the early 1900s.
Kelly Says
Here's something wild: the word 'left' used to mean 'weak' and 'clumsy,' which is why left-handed people were once seen as sinister (literally—'sinister' is Latin for 'left')—lefties spent centuries being prejudiced against because of language itself.
Translations
BNবাংলা
বামহাত
ba-ma-haat
CACatalà
esquerà
es-ke-ra
DADansk
venstrehåndet
ven-stre-haand-et
DEDeutsch
Linkshänder
links-han-der
ELΕλληνικά
αριστερόχειρας
a-ris-te-ro-chei-ras
ESEspañol
zurdo
thuer-doh
FAفارسی
چپ دست
chap dasht
FISuomi
vasenkäti
va-sen-ke-ti
FRFrançais
gaucher
go-shay
HIहिन्दी
बाएँ हाथ
ba-aen haath
HUMagyar
balkezes
bal-ke-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
kidul
ki-dul
ITItaliano
sinistro
sin-is-tro
MRMR
डाव्या हाताने
da-vya ha-ta-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
kiri
ki-ri
NLNederlands
linkshandig
links-han-dig
NONorsk
venstrehend
ven-stre-hend
PLPolski
leworęczny
le-wo-re-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
canhoto
kan-oh-toh
RORomână
stângaci
stâng-a-chi
SVSvenska
vänsterhänt
ven-ster-hant
SWKiswahili
kushoto
ku-sho-toh
TEతెలుగు
ఎడమ చేతి
e-dama che-ti
TLTL
kamay ng kaliwa
ka-may ng ka-li-wa
UKУкраїнська
ліворукий
li-vo-ru-kiy
URاردو
باایں ہاتھ
ba-aen haath
VITiếng Việt
tay trái
tay trai
ZUZU
sengqondo
sen-qon-doh