Gimpy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disabled in the feet or legs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈoʊnɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪmpi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪmpi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈoʊnɪŋli/.

Examples

a crippled soldier
a game leg

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

halt game crippled lame halting

Parts of Speech

adjective

disabled in the feet or legs

“a crippled soldier”

Word Forms

lameness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
gimpiness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
gameness	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

boiteux

handicapé des pieds ou des jambes

🇪🇸Spanish

cojo

discapacitado en los pies o piernas

🇮🇹Italian

zoppo

disabili ai piedi o alle gambe

🇳🇱Dutch

mager

gehandicapt in de voeten of benen

🇵🇹Portuguese

manco

deficiente nos pés ou pernas

🇷🇺Russian

вялый

инвалидность в ступнях или ногах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिम्पी

पैरों या टाँगों से विकलांग

🇧🇩Bengali

জিম্পি

পায়ে বা পায়ে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஜிம்பி

பாதங்கள் அல்லது கால்களில் ஊனமுற்றவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

జిమ్పి

పాదాలు లేదా కాళ్ళలో వికలాంగులు

🇮🇳Marathi

जिम्पी

पाय किंवा पाय मध्ये अक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીમ્પી

પગ અથવા પગમાં અક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಂಪಿ

ಪಾದಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಲುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯಗೊಳಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജിംപി

പാദങ്ങളിലോ കാലുകളിലോ വൈകല്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਿਮਪੀ

ਪੈਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

جیمپی

پاؤں یا ٹانگوں میں معذور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

金皮

脚或腿残疾

🇯🇵Japanese

ギンピー

足または脚に障害がある

🇰🇷Korean

짐피

발이나 다리에 장애가 있는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yếu ớt

tàn tật ở bàn chân hoặc cẳng chân

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้เหนียว

พิการที่เท้าหรือขา

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

may kapansanan sa paa o binti

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعرج

الإعاقة في القدمين أو الساقين

🇮🇷Persian

گنگ

در پاها یا پاها ناتوان است

🇹🇷Turkish

sakat

ayaklarda veya bacaklarda engelli

🇮🇱Hebrew

גמפי

נכים בכפות הרגליים או ברגליים

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The primary meaning of 'gimpy' is 'disabled in the feet or legs'.

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