Pixie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪksi/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪksi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪksi/

1 syllable Say it as /pˈɪksi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imp Pyxidanthera barbulata pixy elf brownie pyxie hob gremlin

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Elf

(Folklore-)Feen, die etwas schelmisch sind

🇫🇷French

lutin

(folklore) fées quelque peu espiègles

🇪🇸Spanish

duendecito

(folclore) hadas que son algo traviesas

🇮🇹Italian

folletto

fate (folcloristiche) che sono un po' dispettose

🇳🇱Dutch

elfje

(folklore) feeën die enigszins ondeugend zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

duende

(folclore) fadas que são um tanto travessas

🇷🇺Russian

пикси

(фольклорные) феи, несколько озорные

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परी

(लोककथा) परियाँ जो कुछ हद तक शरारती होती हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পিক্সি

(লোককথা) পরী যে কিছুটা দুষ্টু

🇮🇳Tamil

பிக்ஸி

(நாட்டுப்புறவியல்) தேவதைகள் ஓரளவு குறும்புத்தனமானவை

🇮🇳Telugu

పిక్సీ

(జానపదం) కొంతవరకు కొంటెగా ఉండే యక్షిణులు

🇮🇳Marathi

पिक्सी

(लोककथा) परी ज्या काहीशा खोडकर आहेत

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿಕ್ಸೀ

(ಜಾನಪದ) ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಚೇಷ್ಟೆಯ ಯಕ್ಷಯಕ್ಷಿಣಿಯರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിക്സി

(നാടോടിക്കഥകൾ) അൽപ്പം വികൃതിയായ യക്ഷികൾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小精灵

（民间传说）有些顽皮的仙女

🇯🇵Japanese

妖精

（民間伝承）ちょっといたずら好きな妖精

🇰🇷Korean

픽시

(민속) 다소 장난꾸러기인 요정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiểu tiên

(văn học dân gian) những nàng tiên có phần tinh nghịch

🇹🇭Thai

พิกซี่

(คติชน) นางฟ้าที่ค่อนข้างจะซุกซน

🇮🇩Indonesian

peri

(cerita rakyat) peri yang agak nakal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عابث

(الفولكلور) الجنيات المؤذية إلى حد ما

🇮🇷Persian

پیکسی

(فولکلور) پری هایی که تا حدودی شیطنت می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

peri

(folklor) biraz yaramaz olan periler

🇮🇱Hebrew

פֵיָה

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