Definitions for origamiˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ri•ga•miˌɔr ɪˈgɑ mi(n.)
the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative or representational forms, as of animals or flowers.
Category: Fine Arts
Origin of origami:
1920–25; < Japn, =ori fold +-gami, comb. form of kami paper
Princeton's WordNet
origami(noun)
the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
Wiktionary
origami(Noun)
The Japanese art of paper folding.
origami(Noun)
A piece of art made by folding paper.
Origin: From 折り紙 (origami)
Translations for origami
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
paper sculpture(noun)
the art of modelling with folded paper.
- papierbeeldjieAfrikaans
- فَن موديلات الأزياء الوَرَقيَّهArabic
- оригамиBulgarian
- origamiPortuguese (BR)
- modelování ze skládaného papíruCzech
- die PapierfaltkunstGerman
- origamiDanish
- χαρτογλυπτικήGreek
- papiroflexiaSpanish
- paberskulptuurEstonian
- مجسمه سازی با کاغذFarsi
- paperintaitteluFinnish
- origamiFrench
- אוֹרִיגָאמִיHebrew
- कागज मोड़ कर बनाए गए माडलHindi
- modeliranje papiromCroatian
- papírszobrászatHungarian
- seni melipat kertasIndonesian
- pappírsskúlptur/-mótunIcelandic
- origamiItalian
- 紙細工Japanese
- 종이 조각(彫刻)Korean
- modelių lankstymas iš popieriausLithuanian
- veidošana no papīraLatvian
- seni lipatan kertasMalay
- papiervouwkunstDutch
- origami, papirbrettingskunstNorwegian
- modelowanie z papier mach'ePolish
- مجسمه سازی با کاغذPersian
- د کاغذ سره بت جورولPashto
- origâmi QUERYPortuguese
- оригамиRussian
- modelovanie zo skladaného papieraSlovak
- umetnost pregibanja papirja, origamiSlovenian
- skulpture od papiraSerbian
- pappersvikning, origamiSwedish
- การพับกระดาษเป็นรูปต่าง ๆThai
- kâğıtla model yapma sanatıTurkish
- 紙製雕塑品Chinese (Trad.)
- паперова скульптураUkrainian
- کاغذي نقاشي کا فنUrdu
- nghệ thuậtVietnamese
- 纸制雕塑品Chinese (Simp.)
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