shadow puppet
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The meaning (definition) of the word shadow puppet
a flat figure held in front of a light to make a shadow show
The word shadow puppet used in a sentence
“We made a shadow puppet rabbit by moving our hands in front of the light.”
The plural of the word shadow puppet
shadow puppets
How the word shadow puppet is said around the world
| French | marionnettes d'ombres (mahr-yaw-NET dawnbr) |
| Spanish | Títere de sombras (TEE-tay-ray thay SOHMB-rahs) |
| Mandarin | 皮影戏 (pee yeeng shee) |
| Hindi | छाया कठपुतली (KYAH-yah KUT-puut-lee) |
| Arabic | دمية الظل (DOOM-yah ahth-THEELL) |
| Russian | теневая кукла (tyee-nyee-VAH-yah KOOK-lah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | teatro de sombras (tee-AHT-ruu di SOHMB-ruhsh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | teatro de sombras (tay-AHT-ruu jew SOHMB-ras) |
| Japanese | 影絵 (kahgay) |
| German | Schattenspiel (SHAH-tuhnsh-peel) |
| Urdu | سائے کٹھ پتلی (SAH-ay kut PUT-lee) |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੈਡੋ ਕਠਪੁਤਲੀ (SHE-doh KU-tuh-puu-tuh-lee) |
| Korean | 그림자 인형극 (gu-REEM-jah EENH-yung-gug) |
| Hebrew | בובת צל |
| Greek | μαριονέτα σκιών (mah-ree-oh-NAY-tah skyohn) |
| Dutch | schaduwpoppenspel (skhah-dew-uu-paw-puhns-PEL) |
| Tagalog | puppet na anino (POO-puht nah ah-NEE-noh) |
| Vietnamese | múa rối bóng (MOO-uh-ur ZOH-ury BAW-urng) |
| Turkish | gölge kuklası (gyerl-GE kuuk-lah-SU) |
| Persian | عروسک سایه (ah-ROO-sahk SAH-yay) |
| Polish | kukiełka cieniowa (koo-KYEW-kah che-NYAW-vah) |
| Ukrainian | тіньова лялька (tee-NYOH-vah LYAHLY-kah) |
| Bengali | ছায়া পুতুল (chah POO-tool) |
| Swedish | skuggdocka (SKUG-daw-kah) |
| Italian | burattino delle ombre (buu-rah-TEE-noh dayl-lay OHMB-ray) |
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