English

Etymology
:From OF. poupette

Pronunciation
pŭpʹĭt, /�p�pɪt/, /<tt>"pVpIt</tt>/
audio|en-us-puppet.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�pɪt|-�pɪt

Hyphenation
pup·pet

Noun
en-noun

1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or in the form of a glove.
2. A doll.
3. figuratively A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

Derived terms
top2
glove puppet
hand puppet
puppeteer
puppet government
mid2
puppet regime
puppetry
shadow puppet
sock puppet

Translations
trans-top|model of a person or animal
Chinese: ��
Danish: marionet
Dutch: marionet f
Finnish: käsinukke (in glove form), marionetti (moved with strings)
French: marionnette f
German: Handpuppe f (in glove form), Marionette f (moved with strings)
Greek: μα�ιονέ�α f (marion&eacute;ta)
Japanese: ���� (papetto), ��人形 (ayatsuri ningyou)
trans-mid
Italian: marionetta f
Korean: 괴뢰
Portuguese: fantoche m
Spanish: marioneta f
Slovak: ma�uška f
Swedish: marionett c
trans-bottom

trans-top|doll
Danish: dukke
Dutch: pop f
Finnish: nukke
French: poupée f
German: Puppe f
trans-mid
Italian: bambola f
Swedish: docka c
trans-bottom

trans-top|person or country controlled by another
Danish: marionet
Finnish: nukkevaltio (country), marionetti (person)
German: Marionette f
trans-mid
Swedish: marionett, marionett- (e.g. marionettregering controlled government, marionettstat controlled country)
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
checktrans
ttbc|Malay: boneka
ttbc|Slovak: bábka f (2, 4); bábika f (3)

Adjective
en-adj-notcomp

1. Of, pertaining to or featuring puppets.

#: puppet theatre

Translations

Danish: dukke-
Slovak: bábkový m bábková f; bábkové n
mid
Swedish: dock-

See also
marionette
muppet

de:puppet
fr:puppet
io:puppet
it:puppet
ru:puppet
fi:puppet
te:puppet
vi:puppet
zh:puppet

• 2007-12-30 12:28 - Hippietrail - /* Translations to be checked */ malay

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