Definition
Too interested in other people's business; prying into things that aren't your concern.
Etymology
From 'nose' with suffix '-y,' created around the 1800s. The logic is that a nosy person 'sticks their nose into' others' affairs. The visual image of someone physically poking their nose into things made this a perfect descriptive word.
Kelly Says
Nosy people 'stick their nose in'—the word literally describes the action that best represents meddling. Dogs are naturally nosy (their noses lead them everywhere), and the word works for curious humans the same way.
Translations
BNবাংলা
জানতে চান
ja-na-te cho-an
CACatalà
espiador
es-pee-a-dor
CSČeština
zvědavý
z-ve-da-vy
DEDeutsch
neugierig
nœ-ɡuː-ʁɪɡ
ELΕλληνικά
ενδιαφερόμενος
en-di-a-fe-ro-menos
ESEspañol
curioso
koo-ree-oh-soh
FRFrançais
inquisitif
ɛ̃-kwi-si-tif
IDBahasa Indonesia
penasaran
peh-na-sa-ran
ITItaliano
curioso
koo-ree-oh-soh
KO한국어
호기심이 많다
ho-gi-sim-i man-da
MSBahasa Melayu
ingin tahu
in-gin ta-hu
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြည့်
lu-kya-n
NLNederlands
vogeltje
vo-gel-t-je
NONorsk
nyskjerrig
ny-ske-ri-g
PTPortuguês
curioso
koo-ree-oh-soh
RORomână
curios
koo-ree-oh-soh
RUРусский
любопытный
lyu-bo-pyt-nyy
SWKiswahili
mjanja
m-jan-ya
TEతెలుగు
గుర్తించు
gur-ti-n-chu
THไทย
อยากรู้อยากเห็น
yahk roo yahk hen
TRTürkçe
meraklı
meh-rahk-lee
UKУкраїнська
спритний
spri-t-nyy
VITiếng Việt
tò mò
toh moh