Sheepskin

/ˈʃipˌskɪn/ noun

Definition

The hide of a sheep with the wool still attached, or informally, a diploma or degree certificate.

Etymology

Compound of 'sheep' and 'skin.' The informal meaning for diploma comes from the historical practice of writing important documents on sheepskin parchment due to its durability.

Kelly Says

College degrees are still sometimes called 'sheepskins' because medieval universities literally wrote diplomas on prepared sheepskin parchment—it was the only material durable enough to survive centuries, so the material became a metaphor for the credential itself.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በ napisa (be-na-tsa)
be-na-tsa
ARالعربية
جلد الماعز (jild al-ma`iz)
jeeld al-ma-ezz
BNবাংলা
মেষের ত্বক (mesher thak)
mesh-er tha-k
CACatalà
pell de corder
pell deh koh-der
CSČeština
ovčí kůže
ov-chee koo-zhe
DADansk
fårskind
far-skin
DEDeutsch
Schafspelz
shahfs-pelts
ELΕλληνικά
δέρμα πρόβατου (derma provatou)
deh-rma proh-va-too
ESEspañol
piel de oveja
pee-el deh oh-veh-ha
FAفارسی
پوست بز (posht-e bez)
poost-e bez
FISuomi
lammasnahka
lam-mas-nah-ka
FRFrançais
peau de mouton
po oh m oon
GUGU
છેલું (chhelo)
cheh-loo
HAHA
gashin kaji
ga-shin ka-jee
HEעברית
עור כבשה (or kvasha)
oor kva-sha
HIहिन्दी
बकरी की चमड़ी (bakri ki chamdi)
bak-ree kee cham-dee
HUMagyar
juharszőnyeg
yoo-har-shyo-nyegh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kulit domba
koo-lit dom-ba
IGIG
ọkpụrụ ụkwụ
ok-pu-ru uk-wu
ITItaliano
pelle di pecora
peh-leh dee peh-ko-ra
JA日本語
羊皮 (hitsuji-kawa)
hee-tsu-jee-ka-wa
KKKK
сүйек (süyek)
soo-yek
KMKM
ស្លាក់ ច្រាស (slak chras)
slak chras
KO한국어
양 가죽 (yang gajuk)
yang ga-juk
MRMR
ओव्हाचा छाल (ovhaacha chaal)
oh-va-chaa chaal
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit kambing
koo-lit kam-beeng
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲအရေ (kywe a-re)
kye-we a-re
NLNederlands
schaapskhaar
schaap-sk-hahr
NONorsk
fåreskinn
far-es-kinn
PAPA
ਕੁੱਕੜ ਦੀ ਚਮੜੀ (kukkar di chamdi)
kuk-kar dee cham-dee
PLPolski
skóra owcza
skoo-ra ov-cha
PTPortuguês
couro de ovelha
koo-roh deh oh-vel-ha
RORomână
piele de oaie
pee-leh deh oh-ah-ee
RUРусский
овчина (ovchina)
ov-chee-na
SVSvenska
fårskinn
far-skin
SWKiswahili
ngozi ya kondoo
ngoh-zee ya kon-doo
TAதமிழ்
எருமைhide (erumaihide)
e-ru-mai-hide
TEతెలుగు
బక్రి చర్మం (bakri charmam)
bak-ri char-mam
THไทย
หนังแกะ (nang kea)
nong kea
TLTL
balat ng kambing
ba-lat ng kam-beeng
TRTürkçe
keçi derisi
keh-chee deh-ree-see
UKУкраїнська
овчина (ovchina)
ov-chee-na
URاردو
بکری کی چمڑی (bakri ki chamri)
bak-ree kee cham-ree
VITiếng Việt
da thúy cừu
da thu-y chu
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ẹ̀rọ
o-po e-ro
ZH中文
羊皮 (yángpí)
yang pi
ZUZU
amashu ka ngwazi
a-ma-shu ka ng-wa-zee

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