puppet
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The meaning (definition) of the word puppet
a toy you move and make talk with your hand
The word puppet used in a sentence
“I made my puppet dance and talk using my hand.”
The plural of the word puppet
puppets
How the word puppet is said around the world
| French | marionnette (mah-ryoh-NET) |
| Spanish | marioneta (mahr-yoh-NAY-tah) |
| Mandarin | 木偶 (moo oh) |
| Hindi | कठपुतली (KUT-puut-lee) |
| Arabic | دمية (DOOM-yah) |
| Russian | перчаточная кукла (pyehr-CHAH-tahch-nah-yah KOOK-lah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | fantoche (fuhnng-TAW-shi) |
| Portuguese (BR) | fantoche (fuhnng-TAW-shew) |
| Japanese | 人形 (neeng-GYOHU) |
| German | Handpuppe (HAHNT-poo-peh) |
| Urdu | کٹھ پتلی (kut PUT-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਕਠਪੁਤਲੀ (KU-tuh-puu-tuh-lee) |
| Korean | 인형 (EENH-yung) |
| Hebrew | בּוּבָּה (BOO-bah) |
| Greek | μαριονέτα (mah-ree-oh-NAY-tah) |
| Dutch | handpop (HAHNT-pop) |
| Tagalog | puppet (POO-puht) |
| Vietnamese | con rối (kawn ZOH-ury) |
| Turkish | kukla (KUUK-lah) |
| Persian | عروسک خیمه شب بازی (ah-ROO-sahk KHAY-may shahb BAH-zee) |
| Polish | kukiełka (koo-KYEHW-kah) |
| Ukrainian | лялька (LYAHLY-kah) |
| Bengali | পুতুল (POO-tool) |
| Swedish | handdocka (HAHND-dok-kah) |
| Italian | fantoccio (fahn-TAW-choh) |
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