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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈɹɒkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛə/
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/ˈɹɑkɪŋˌt͡ʃɛɹ/
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/ˈɹɔkɪŋˌt͡ʃeː/
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A chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked (swung) back and forth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a chair mounted on rockers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rocker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chair
Narrower terms: Boston rocker, platform rocker, shoofly
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
ճոճաթոռ
(čočatʻoṙ)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Basque :
kulunkaulki
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Catalan :
balancí
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Chinese :
摇椅
(yáoyǐ)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Chinese Cantonese :
搖椅 /摇椅
(jiu4 ji2)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Chinese Mandarin :
搖椅 /摇椅
(yáoyǐ)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Choctaw :
abinili awinakʋchi
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Czech :
houpací křeslo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Danish :
gyngestol
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Dutch :
schommelstoel
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Esperanto :
lulseĝo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Esperanto :
balancoseĝo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Estonian :
kiiktool
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Faroese :
ruggustólur
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Finnish :
keinutuoli
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Finnish :
kiikkutuoli
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
French :
chaise à bascule
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
French :
fauteuil à bascule
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
French :
berçante
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
French :
rocking chair
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Galician :
randeeira
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Galician :
arrendeeira
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
German :
Schaukelstuhl
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Greek :
κουνιστή καρέκλα
(kounistí karékla)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Hebrew :
כיסא נדנדה
(kisé nadnéda)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Hindi :
झूलकुर्सी
(jhūlkursī)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Hungarian :
hintaszék
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Icelandic :
ruggustóll
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Ido :
baskulostulo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Indonesian :
kursi goyang
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Irish :
cathaoir luasctha
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Irish :
cathaoir luascáin
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Italian :
sedia a dondolo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Japanese :
ロッキングチェア
(rokkingu chea)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Japanese :
揺り椅子
(yuriisu)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Korean :
흔들의자
(heundeuruija)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Marathi :
आराम खुर्ची
(ārām khurcī)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Mongolian :
дүүжин сандал
(düüžin sandal)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Navajo :
bikááʼ dah asdáhí yiwodígíí
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Norwegian Bokmål :
gyngestol
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Norwegian Nynorsk :
gyngestol
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Papiamentu :
stul di zoya
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Plautdietsch :
Schockelstool
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Plautdietsch :
Jenjelstool
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Polish :
fotel bujany
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Polish :
fatersztul
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Portuguese :
cadeira de balanço
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Romanian :
balansoar
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Romansh :
sutga da ballabaina
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Russian :
кре́сло-кача́лка
(kréslo-kačálka)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Scottish Gaelic :
cathair shiùdanach
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Serbo-Croatian :
столица за љуљање
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Serbo-Croatian :
stolica za ljuljanje
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Lower Sorbian :
hympaty stoł
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Spanish :
mecedora
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Spanish :
sillón de hamaca
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Spanish :
balancín
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Spanish :
comadrita
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Sranan Tongo :
boboisturu
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Swedish :
gungstol
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Tagalog :
tumba-tumba
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Telugu :
ఊగేచేరు
(ūgēcēru)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Thai :
เก้าอี้โยก
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Turkish :
sallanan sandalye
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Ukrainian :
крі́сло-го́йдалка
(kríslo-hójdalka)
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Vietnamese :
ghế rocking
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Welsh :
cadair siglo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked
Welsh :
cadeiriau siglo
— chair with a curved base which can be gently rocked