origami

See also: Origami and origâmi

English

paper cranes () folded through origami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折(お)り紙(がみ) (origami), from 折(お)り (ori, “to fold”) + 紙(かみ) (kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɒɹɪˈɡɑːmɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌɔɹəˈɡɑmi/, [ˌɔɹɪ̈ˈɡɑmi]
• Rhymes: -ɑːmi

Noun

origami (countable and uncountable, plural origamis)

1. (uncountable) The Japanese art of paper folding.
2. (countable) A piece of art made by folding paper.
   • 1993, Communication arts:

     The production notes are folded like the funny origamis that I made in grammar school (only I used to write boy's names inside each section).

3. (uncountable) The materials science technology that applies the art of origami to products.
4. (uncountable) The materials science that studies origami applications in various material.
5. (uncountable) The mathematics field that studies folding 2-d surfaces into 3-d structures, using construct folds and creases akin to that from the art of origami.

Coordinate terms

• cootie catcher

• paperfolding

• teabag folding

Derived terms

• aerogami
• cablegami
• origamic
• origamically
• origamilike
• origamist
• thick origami

 

Related terms

• chiyogami
• kirigami

Translations

the Japanese art of paper folding

• Albanian: fletëpalosje (sq) f
• Arabic: أُورِيغَامِي m (ʾuriḡāmī), طَيّ اَلْوَرَق m (ṭayy al-waraq)
• Catalan: papiroflèxia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摺紙／折纸 (zh) (zhézhǐ), 折紙／折纸 (zh) (zhézhǐ), 折纸 (zh) (zhézhǐ), 折紙藝術／折纸艺术, 折纸艺术 (zhézhǐ yìshù)

• Czech: origami (cs) n
• Danish: origami (da) c
• Dutch: origami (nl)
• Estonian: origami (et)
• Finnish: origami (fi)
• French: origami (fr) m
• Galician: papiroflexia f
• German: Origami (de) n
• Greek: οριγκάμι (el) n (origkámi)
• Hebrew: אוֹרִיגָמִי (he) m (origámi)
• Hindi: ऑरगामी m (ŏrgāmī)
• Hungarian: origami (hu)
• Icelandic: origami n
• Indonesian: origami (id)
• Italian: origami (it) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 折り紙, 折紙 (おりがみ, origami)
• Korean: 종이접기 (ko) (jong'ijeopgi)
• Malay: origami (ms)
• Marathi: ओरिगामी f (origāmī)
• Norwegian: origami m
• Persian: اریگامی (origâmi)
• Polish: origami (pl) n
• Portuguese: origâmi (pt) m
• Russian: орига́ми (ru) n (origámi)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: орига̑ми m

  Roman: origȃmi (sh) m

• Spanish: papiroflexia (es) f, origami (es) m
• Swedish: origami c
• Tagalog: origami
• Tamil: ஒரிகாமி (ta) (orikāmi)
• Turkish: origami (tr)
• Ukrainian: оріґа́мі n (origámi), оріга́мі n (orihámi)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoriɡɑmi/, [ˈo̞riˌɡɑ̝mi]
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

Noun

origami

1. origami

Declension

Inflection of origami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		origami	origamit
genitive		origamin	origamien
partitive		origamia	origameja
illative		origamiin	origameihin
		singular	plural
nominative		origami	origamit
accusative	nom.	origami	origamit
	gen.	origamin
genitive		origamin	origamien
partitive		origamia	origameja
inessive		origamissa	origameissa
elative		origamista	origameista
illative		origamiin	origameihin
adessive		origamilla	origameilla
ablative		origamilta	origameilta
allative		origamille	origameille
essive		origamina	origameina
translative		origamiksi	origameiksi
abessive		origamitta	origameitta
instructive		—	origamein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of origami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative origamini origamini accusative nom. origamini origamini gen. origamini genitive origamini origamieni partitive origamiani origamejani inessive origamissani origameissani elative origamistani origameistani illative origamiini origameihini adessive origamillani origameillani ablative origamiltani origameiltani allative origamilleni origameilleni essive origaminani origameinani translative origamikseni origameikseni abessive origamittani origameittani instructive — — comitative — origameineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative origamisi origamisi accusative nom. origamisi origamisi gen. origamisi genitive origamisi origamiesi partitive origamiasi origamejasi inessive origamissasi origameissasi elative origamistasi origameistasi illative origamiisi origameihisi adessive origamillasi origameillasi ablative origamiltasi origameiltasi allative origamillesi origameillesi essive origaminasi origameinasi translative origamiksesi origameiksesi abessive origamittasi origameittasi instructive — — comitative — origameinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative origamimme origamimme accusative nom. origamimme origamimme gen. origamimme genitive origamimme origamiemme partitive origamiamme origamejamme inessive origamissamme origameissamme elative origamistamme origameistamme illative origamiimme origameihimme adessive origamillamme origameillamme ablative origamiltamme origameiltamme allative origamillemme origameillemme essive origaminamme origameinamme translative origamiksemme origameiksemme abessive origamittamme origameittamme instructive — — comitative — origameinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative origaminne origaminne accusative nom. origaminne origaminne gen. origaminne genitive origaminne origamienne partitive origamianne origamejanne inessive origamissanne origameissanne elative origamistanne origameistanne illative origamiinne origameihinne adessive origamillanne origameillanne ablative origamiltanne origameiltanne allative origamillenne origameillenne essive origaminanne origameinanne translative origamiksenne origameiksenne abessive origamittanne origameittanne instructive — — comitative — origameinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative origaminsa origaminsa accusative nom. origaminsa origaminsa gen. origaminsa genitive origaminsa origamiensa partitive origamiaan origamiansa origamejaan origamejansa inessive origamissaan origamissansa origameissaan origameissansa elative origamistaan origamistansa origameistaan origameistansa illative origamiinsa origameihinsa adessive origamillaan origamillansa origameillaan origameillansa ablative origamiltaan origamiltansa origameiltaan origameiltansa allative origamilleen origamillensa origameilleen origameillensa essive origaminaan origaminansa origameinaan origameinansa translative origamikseen origamiksensa origameikseen origameiksensa abessive origamittaan origamittansa origameittaan origameittansa instructive — — comitative — origameineen origameinensa

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɡa.mi/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

origami m (plural origamis)

1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

Derived terms

• origamique
• origamiquement
• origamiste

 

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Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɔːrɪkamɪ/

Noun

origami n (no plural)

1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

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Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ri.ɡa.mi/
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧ga‧mi

Noun

origami (first-person possessive origamiku, second-person possessive origamimu, third-person possessive origaminya)

1. origami (the Japanese art of paper folding).

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oriˈɡa.mi/, [oriˈɡäːmi], (rare) /oˈri.ɡa.mi/, [oˈriːɡämi]
• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gà‧mi, rare: o‧rì‧ga‧mi

Noun

origami m (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)
2. (countable) origami (piece of art made by folding paper)

Derived terms

• origamista

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Japanese

Romanization

origami

1. Rōmaji transcription of おりがみ

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.riˈɡa.mi/

Noun

1. origami

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami), from 折り (おり, ori, “to fold”) + 紙 (かみ, kami, “paper”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾiˈɡami/ [o.ɾiˈɣ̞a.mi]

Noun

origami m (plural origamis)

1. (chiefly uncountable) origami (the Japanese art of paper folding)

   Synonym: papiroflexia

Coordinate terms

• pajarita