Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 8176 6925147 2009-07-03T16:10:52Z EncycloPetey 7752 /* Translations */ {{was wotd|2006|January|23}} {{commons|Butterfly}} {{wikipedia}} ==English== [[image:C-Falter Polygonia C-album.jpg|thumb|A butterfly]] ===Etymology=== Old English ''[[buttorfleoge]]'', corresponding to ''[[butter]]'' + ''[[fly]]'', perhaps with reference to the colour of certain species including the [[Wikipedia:Brimstone (butterfly)|brimstone butterfly]], ''Gonepteryx rhamni''. Compare German ''[[Schmetterling]]''. ===Pronunciation=== * {{a|US}} {{IPA|/ˈbʌtɝflaɪ/}}, (''UK'') {{IPA|/ˈbʌtəflaɪ/}} {{audio|en-ca-butterfly.ogg|Audio (CA)}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|butterflies}} # {{insect}} A flying [[insect]] of the [[order]] ''[[Lepidoptera]]'', distinguished from moths by their [[diurnal]] activity and generally brighter colouring. # A [[swimming]] [[stroke]] in which the body is [[prone]], the arms are moved in [[simultaneous]] circles, and the feet are kicked up and down. # A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed. #: '''''butterfly''' tape'' ====Synonyms==== * [[lep]] ====Derived terms==== {{top3}} * [[butterflies in one's stomach|butterflies in one’s stomach]] * [[butterfly banners]] * [[butterfly bat]] * [[butterfly bomb]] * [[butterfly bush]] (see [[buddleia]] or [[buddleja]]) * [[butterfly chair]] * [[butterfly clam]] * [[butterfly collector]] (see [[lepidopterist]] or [[lepidopterology]]) * [[butterfly cod]] * [[butterfly crab]] * [[butterfly dam]] {{mid3}} * [[butterfly damper]] * [[butterfly fish]] * [[butterfly flower]] (see [[schizanthus]]) * [[butterfly hinge]] * [[butterfly knife]] (see [[balisong]]) * [[butterfly knot]] * [[butterfly lily]] * [[butterfly mussel]] * [[butterfly net]] * [[butterfly nut]] ([[wing nut]]) * [[butterfly orchid]] * [[butterfly pea]] {{mid3}} * [[butterfly plant]] * [[butterfly ray]] * [[butterfly shell]] * [[butterfly stroke]] (swimming) * [[butterfly table]] * [[butterfly tulip]] * [[butterfly valve]] * [[butterfly weed]] * [[butterfly window]] * [[float like a butterfly ]] * [[peacock butterfly]] * [[social butterfly]] {{bottom}} ====Translations==== <!-- The names of some of the following languages seem a bit spurious; this probably needs to be dealt with eventually. --> {{trans-top|insect}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[skoenlapper]] * [[Aja-Benin]]: [[pkolinouhoin]] * [[Alabama]]: [[hakchoopàalpa]] * Albanian: {{t-|sq|flutur|f|xs=Albanian}} * [[Amharic]]: [[ቢራቢሮ]] (birrabirro) * [[Amuzgo]]: [[kítzë]] * Arabic: {{Arab|[[فراشة]]}} (farāsha) {{f}}; (fertito) ''(Morocco)''; (fartattu) {{italbrac|Tunisia}} * [[Aragonese]]: [[birabolas]](?), [[pitazana]](?) * [[Arapaho]]: [[nihˀoːteibeihiː]] * Armenian: {{t-|hy|թիթեռ|tr=t’it’eṙ|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} *: Old Armenian: {{tø|xcl|թիթեռն|tr=t’it’eṙn|sc=Armn|xs=Old Armenian}} * [[Ateso]]: [[eporiporit]] * [[Aymara]]: [[taparacu]] (?) * [[Azeri]]: {{t|az|kəpənək|xs=Azeri}} * [[Balinese]]: [[kupu-kupu]] * [[Bambara]]: [[dimago]] * [[Bandjalang]]: [[banjalahm]] * [[Basque]]: [[tximeleta]], [[pimpilimpausa]], [[inguma]], [[marisorgin]], [[pinpirin]] * Belarusian: {{t-|be|матылёк|m|tr=matyljók|sc=Cyrl|xs=Belarusian}} * Bengali: [[প্রজাপতি]] (projapoti), (prajapati) * [[Berber]]: [[tèfètuth]] * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|leptir|m}} * [[Breton]]: [[balafenn]] {{f}} (ur valafenn) * Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|пеперуда|f|tr=peperuda|sc=Cyrl}} * Burmese: ({{unicode|/lēˀ.pʲɑ̄/}}) * CJKV Characters: [[蝶]]; [[蝴]], [[胡]]; [[蜨]] * [[Caddo]]: [[banús]] * [[Carrier]]: [[tsangwelht'ah]] * [[Catalan]]: [[papallona]] {{f}}; [[papalló]] (anc.); [[paloma]], [[palometa]], [[babaiana]] (dial.) * [[Cebuano]]: [[alibangbang]], [[kaba-kaba]] * [[Ch'orti']]: [[pehpem]], [[pehpim]] * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|kamajto}} * [[Chamorro]]: [[ababang]] * [[Chechen]]: {{tø|ce|полла|tr=polla|sc=Cyrl|xs=Chechen}} * Cherokee: [[ᎧᎹᎹ]] (kamama) * [[Cheyenne]]: [[hevávȧhkema]] * Chinese: [[蝴蝶]] (húdié) *: Min Nan: [[蝶兒]] (ya-a) * [[Classical Nahuatl]]: [[papalotl]] * [[Cornish]]: [[tykki-Dyw]] {{f}}, [[tegenn Dyw]] {{f}} * [[Creek]]: [[tvffolupv]] * Croatian: {{t-|hr|leptir|m}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|motýl|m}} * Danish: [[sommerfugl]]; [[sommerflue]] {{italbrac|North Jutland}}; [[skurvefugl]] {{italbrac|South Jutland}} * [[Dhivehi]]: (kokaa) * [[Dhuwal]]: [[buurnba]] * [[Dieri]]: [[karlipilhi]] * Dutch: {{t+|nl|vlinder|m}} * [[Erzya]]: [[нимилав]] (nimilav) * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|papilio|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|liblikas}} * [[Ewe]]: [[dyekpakpa]] * Faroese: {{t-|fo|firvaldur|xs=Faroese}} * [[Fijian]]: [[bebe]] * Finnish: {{t+|fi|perhonen}} * French: {{t+|fr|papillon|m}} * [[Fula]]: [[pucharlar]] {{italbrac|Guinée Conakry}}; [[bidilallah]] {{italbrac|Mauritania}}, [[bedelallah]]; [[palapala]] {{italbrac|Sierra Leone}}; [[lilldeh]] * [[Galician]]: {{t|gl|bolboreta|f}}, {{t|gl|volvoreta|f}} * [[Gen]]: [[abèbe]], [[abè]], [[abey]] * Georgian: {{t-|ka|პეპელა|tr=pepela|xs=Georgian}} * German: [[Schmetterling]] {{m}}, [[Falter]] {{italbrac|poetic}}, [[Summervogl]] {{italbrac|Switzerland}} * [[Gooniyandi]]: [[malimali]] * Greek: {{t+|el|πεταλούδα|f|tr=petaloúda|sc=Grek}} *: Ancient Greek: [[σητόδοκις]] (sitodokis) {{f}}, [[ψυχή]] (psyche) {{f}} * [[Guaraní]]: [[panambi]] * [[Gujarati]]: [[પતંગિયું]] (patangiyun) {{n}}, [[ફૂદું]] (phūdun) {{n}} * [[Hadiyya]]: [[birabira]] * [[Hausa]]: [[balebale]], [[bude littafi]], [[malam bu'de littafi]] * Hawaiian: [[pulelehua]] * Hebrew: {{t-|he|פרפר|m|tr=parpar|sc=Hebr}} * Hindi: {{t-|hi|तितली|f|tr=titlī|sc=Deva|xs=Hindi}} * [[Hmong]]: [[npooj]] [[npaim]] * [[Hopi]]: [[masivie]] * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pillangó}}, {{t+|hu|lepke}} * [[Hupa]]: [[kidiwisčeˀ]] * Icelandic: {{t+|is|fiðrildi}} * [[Igbo]]: [[olookolombooka]] * [[Ila]]: [[inkongolo]], [[sikapempenya]] * [[Ilocano]]: [[kulibangbang]] * Indonesian: {{t+|id|kupu-kupu|xs=Indonesian}}, {{t-|id|rama-rama|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[papilion]] * [[Inupiak]]: [[taqalukisaq]] * Irish: {{t+|ga|féileacán|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|farfalla|f}} * [[Jakaltek]]: [[nam]] * Japanese: [[蝶々]] ([[ちょうちょ]], chōcho), [[蝶]] ([[ちょう]], chō) * [[Javanese]]: [[kupu]] * [[Kabuverdianu]]: [[gorgoleta]] * [[Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille]]: [[kʷelùlegu]] * [[Kamba]]: [[kimbalut'ya]] * [[Kannada]]: (chitta), (baruthe), (barutha) * [[Karok]]: [[xatimniim]] * [[Kashmiri]]: (titili) * Kazakh: [[елбелек]], [[кёбелек]] * [[Khmer]]: {{Khmr|[[មេអំបៅ]]}} (mēi ombao) * [[Kikuyu]]: [[kihuruta]] * [[Kinyarwanda]]: [[ikinyugunyugu]] * [[Klallam]]: [[ƛ̕aʔƛ̕ápt]] * [[Koasati]]: [[hacokpalpa]] * [[Konkani]]: [[pakho]] {{rfscript|Devanagari}} * [[Konni]]: [[kpanjabi]] * Korean: [[나비]] (nabi) * [[Krobu]]: [[kutuu]] * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[په‌پوله]]}} ** [[Kurmanji]]: {{t|ku|pelatînk}}, [[sepirek]], [[pirpirok]] ** [[Soranî]]: {{t|ku|pepûle}} * [[Kwanyama]]: [[onanga]] * [[Kwara'ae]]: [[bébe]] * [[Lakota]]: [[kimimila]] * [[Lamba]]: [[ici-pempele]] * Lao: (meng kabeua), (maingkabula) * Latin: {{t-|la|papilio|alt=pāpíliō}} * Latvian: {{t-|lv|tauriņš|xs=Latvian}} * [[Lenje]]: [[limpempele]] * [[Lingala]]: [[kipouzala]], [[mpornboli]] * Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|drugys|xs=Lithuanian}}, {{t-|lt|drugelis|xs=Lithuanian}}, {{t-|lt|peteliškė|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Luo]]: [[oguyo]] * [[Luxembourgish]]: [[Päiperlék]]. * [[Maasai]]: [[osampurumpuri]] * [[Macedonian]]: [[пеперутка]] (peperutka), [[пеперуга]](peperuga) * [[Majang]]: [[bimbilo]] * Malay: {{t-|ms|kupu-kupu|xs=Malay}}, {{t-|ms|rama-rama|xs=Malay}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Malayalam]]: (poompatta, chitrashalabham) * Maltese: {{t-|mt|farfett|xs=Maltese}} * [[Mandingo]]: [[vrievran]] * [[Manobo]]: [[kelivangbang]] * [[Manx]]: [[foillycan]], [[follican]], [[folican]] * Maori: [[kaakahu kura]], [[kahukura]], [[mookarakara]], [[peepepe]], [[pepeké]]<!-- maori acute?? --> * [[Maranao]]: [[paroparo]] * [[Marathi]]: (phulpakhru, phoolpaharu) * [[Mayan]]: [[pepen]] * [[Maykulan]]: [[pardirr]] * [[Mazanderani]]: [[pâpeli]], [[bâpeli]] * [[Mekeo]]: [[fefe]], [[fefe-fefe]]; [[pepeo]] (West Mekeo) * [[Mende]]: [[buwa]] * [[Mi'kmaq]]: [[mimiges]] * [[Middle Dutch]]: [[vīveltre]] * [[Middle English]]: [[buterflie]] * [[Middle High German]]: [[vīvalter]] * [[Mingo]]: [[utsiˀtsnôwê]] * [[Mingrelian]]: [[ფარფალი]] (pharphali) * [[Miwok]]: [[kiṭīlah]] * [[Mohawk]]: [[tsiktsinēnsawen]] * Mongolian: [[эрвээхэй]] (erveehey) * [[Mopán]]: [[pempem]] * [[More]]: [[pilimpiko]], [[abaga]] * [[Motu]]: [[kau-bebe]] * [[Mudbura]]: [[marlimarlirni]] * [[Murrinh-Patha]]: [[manman]] * Navajo: [[k'aalógii]], [[ho'o neno]] * [[Neapolitan]]: [[palomma]] * Nepali: (putali) * [[Ngaju]]: [[kakupo]] * [[Northern Paiute]]: [[tsoapu]] * [[Northern Sotho]]: [[serurubele]] * Norwegian: [[sommerfugl]] {{italbrac|Bokmål}} {{m}}, [[sommarfugl]] {{italbrac|Nynorsk}} * [[Novial]]: [[papilione]] * [[Nyunga]]: [[bataplai]] * [[Ojibwe]]: [[memengwaa]] * Old English: [[buttorfleoge]]; [[fifealde|fīfealde]] * [[Old High German]]: [[fīfaltra]] (also, [[fīfaltara]]) * Old Norse: [[fīfrildi]] * [[Old Saxon]]: [[fīfoldara]] * [[Oriya]]: (prajapati) * [[Oromo]]: [[billaacha]] * [[Ossetian]]: [[гӕлӕбу]] (gælæbu) * [[Paiwan]]: [[kalidungudungul]] * [[Palauan]]: [[bangikoi]] * [[Papago]]: [[hohokimal]] * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[پروانه]]}} (parvâneh); {{fa-Arab|[[شوپرک]]}} (showparak) ([[Dari]]) * Polish: {{t+|pl|motyl|m}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|borboleta|f}} * [[Punjabi]]: [[ਤਿੱਤਲੀ]] (titalī) {{f}} * [[Quechua]]: [[pillpintu]] * [[Romani]]: [[lepetka]] * Romanian: {{t+|ro|fluture|m}} * [[Romansch]]: [[spler]], [[tgiralla]], [[tschitta]] * Russian: {{t+|ru|бабочка|f|tr=bábočka|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|мотылёк|m|tr=motyljók|sc=Cyrl}} * Samoan: {{t-|sm|pepe|xs=Samoan}} * Sanskrit: [[तित्तरी]] * [[Santali]]: {{tø|sat|ᱯᱤᱯᱲᱤᱚᱝ|tr=piprriang|sc=Olck}} * [[Sardinian]]: [[mariavolavola]] * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[dearbadan-de]], [[dealan-dé]] * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: {{t-|sr|лептир|m|sc=Cyrl}} *: Roman: [[leptir]] {{m}} * [[Shona]]: [[shavishavi]] * [[Sidamo]]: [[bilach'a]] * [[Sinhala]]: (samanalaya) * Slovak: {{t-|sk|motýľ}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|metulj|m}} * Somali: [[balanbaalis]] * [[Sotho]]: [[sororomele]], [[serurubele]] * Spanish: {{t+|es|mariposa|f}} * [[Sranan]]: [[kaperka]] * [[Sumerian]]: [[giriš]] * [[Susu]]: [[chuani]] * Swahili: {{t+|sw|kipepeo|xs=Swahili}}, {{t|sw|kipepeo}} * [[Swati]]: [[luvivane]] * Swedish: {{t+|sv|fjäril|c}}; [[fiädhal]] ([[Old Swedish]]) * [[Tagalog]]: [[mariposa]], [[paruparo]] * Tahitian: [[pepe]] {{italbrac|daytime}}, [[pūrehua]] {{italbrac|night}} * [[Taita]]: [[kifurute]] * [[Tamil]]: [[வண்ணாத்திப்பூச்சி]] (vaṇṇātti-p-pūchi), [[பட்டாம்பூச்சி]] (paṭṭām-pūcci) * [[Tatar]]: [[kübelek]] * [[Telugu]]: [[సీతాకోక చిలుక]] (seetaakoaka chiluka) * [[Tewa]]: [[pojoaque]] * Thai: {{Thai|[[ผีเสื้อ]]}} (pěe sêua) * [[Tigre]]: [[tsenblale]] * [[Tigrinya]]: [[tsimblalee'a]] * [[Tiwi]]: [[kwarikwaringa]] * [[Tok Pisin]]: [[bataplai]], [[bembe]] * [[Trukese]]: [[nipwisipwis]] * [[Tshiluba]]: [[bulubulu]] * [[Tsonga]]: [[phapharati]] * [[Tswana]]: [[serurubele]] * [[Tupinambá]]: [[panama]] * Turkish: {{t+|tr|kelebek}} * Turkmen: [[kebelek]] * [[Twi]]: [[afafranto]] * [[Udi]]: [[pepalak]], [[phephalak]] * Ukrainian: {{t+|uk|метелик|m|tr=metelýk|sc=Cyrl|xs=Ukrainian}} * Urdu: {{t-|ur|تتلی|f|tr=titlī|sc=ur-Arab|xs=Urdu}} * [[Urubú-Kaapor]]: [[iyenye]], [[yenjè]] * Vietnamese: [[bươm bướm]], [[ho diep]] * [[Virgin Islands Creole]]: [[zanimo]] * [[Volapük]]: {{t+|vo|pab|xs=Volapük}} * [[Walamo]]: [[mukaw]] * [[Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa]]: [[pilyu-pilyuka]] * [[Waray-Waray]]: [[rapudapo]] * [[Warlpiri]]: [[cinci-maɭu-maɭu]] * [[Wastek]]: [[lemtutu]] * Welsh: (coll.) [[pili-pala]], (standard name) [[iâr fach yr haf]], [[glöyn byw]] * [[West Frisian]]: {{t+|fy|flinter|xs=West Frisian}} * [[Wik-Mungkan]]: [[konkoniyang]] * [[Wik-Ngathana]]: [[kalpakalpay]] * [[Wiradhuri]]: [[buuja-buuja]] * [[Wolof]]: [[lëpp-lëpp bi]] * [[Xhosa]]: [[ibhabhathane]] * Yiddish: {{t|yi|זומער־פֿייגעלע|n|tr=zumer-feygele|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}}, {{t|yi|פֿלאַטערל|n|tr=flaterl|sc=Hebr|xs=Yiddish}} * [[Yindjibarndi]]: [[gawarliwarli]] * [[Yoruba]]: [[labalábá]] * [[Yucatec]]: [[pehpem]] * [[Yup'ik]]: [[caqelngataq]] * [[Zulu]]: [[i(lu)vemvane]], [[i(li)jubajubane]], [[i(li)twabitwabi]], [[iveveshane]], [[uvemvane]] {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|swimming stroke}} * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|delfin|m}} * Croatian: {{t-|hr|leptir|m}}, {{t-|hr|delfin|m}} * Dutch: [[vlinderslag]] {{m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|perhosuinti}}, {{t+|fi|perhonen}} * French: {{t+|fr|papillon|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Schmetterling|m}}, {{t+|de|Delfin|m}} * Greek: {{t+|el|πεταλούδα|f|tr=petaloúda|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|pillangóúszás}} * Maltese: [[qadfa butterfly]] {{trans-mid}} * Polish: [[motylek]] {{m}}, [[styl motylkowy]] {{m}}, [[delfin]] {{m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|баттерфляй|m|tr=batterfljáj|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: {{t-|sr|делфин|m|sc=Cyrl}} *: Roman: [[delfin#Serbian|delfin]] {{m}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|mariposa|f}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kipepeo}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|fjärilsim|n}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|kelebek}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|butterfly tape}} * Finnish: [[perhoslaastari]] {{trans-mid}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|kipepeo}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Bandjigali}}: [[bilyululijga]] * {{ttbc|Buli-Ghana}}: [[kpalo]] * {{ttbc|Buli-Indonesia}}: [[kpalo]] {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Darling}}: [[bilyululijga]] * {{ttbc|Gafat}}, {{ttbc|Kistane}}, {{ttbc|Inor}}, {{ttbc|Mesquan}}, {{ttbc|Mesmes}}, {{ttbc|Sebat Bet Gurage}}, {{ttbc|Argobba}}, {{ttbc|Harari}}, {{ttbc|Wolane}}, {{ttbc|Silt'e}}, {{ttbc|Zay}}, : [[billambilloot]] * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}, {{ttbc|Minangkabau}}, {{ttbc|Mentawai}}: [[angiak]] * {{ttbc|Iyojwa'ja Chorote}}, {{ttbc|Iyo'wujwa Chorote}}, {{ttbc|Maca}}, {{ttbc|Nivaclé}}, {{ttbc|Wichí Lhamtés Güisnay}}, {{ttbc|Wichí Lhamtés Nocten}}, {{ttbc|Wichí Lhamtés Vejoz}}: [[choqoq]] * {{ttbc|Koongo}}: [[lumbebeba]] * {{ttbc|Laari}}: [[lumbebeba]] * {{ttbc|Man Cao Lan|bébe}} * {{ttbc|San Salvador Kongo}}: [[lumbebeba]] * {{ttbc|Visayan}}: [[kabakaba]] <!--Visayan is a language family, not a language--> {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|butterfl|i|ed}} # To cut almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly. #: '''''butterflied''' shrimp'' # To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across a gaping wound to close it. ===See also=== * [[caterpillar]] * [[moth]] * [[Appendix: Animals]] * [[Appendix: Collective nouns]] [[Category:Butterflies|*]] [[Category:Swimming]] [[ar:butterfly]] [[zh-min-nan:butterfly]] [[cs:butterfly]] [[de:butterfly]] [[el:butterfly]] [[es:butterfly]] [[fa:butterfly]] [[fr:butterfly]] [[fy:butterfly]] [[ko:butterfly]] [[hi:butterfly]] [[io:butterfly]] [[id:butterfly]] [[it:butterfly]] [[sw:butterfly]] [[lo:butterfly]] [[hu:butterfly]] [[nl:butterfly]] [[ja:butterfly]] [[no:butterfly]] [[oc:butterfly]] [[pl:butterfly]] [[pt:butterfly]] [[ro:butterfly]] [[fi:butterfly]] [[sv:butterfly]] [[ta:butterfly]] [[te:butterfly]] [[th:butterfly]] [[vi:butterfly]] [[ti:butterfly]] [[tr:butterfly]] [[zh:butterfly]]