rainbow

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
2. Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
3. (often) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
4. (figuratively) An illusion; a mirage.
5. A curveball, particularly a slow one.
6. A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet; rainbow kick
7. (slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
8. Rainbow trout.
9. (derogatory, figuratively, sometimes) A person within the LGBT community.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
2. (US, attributive, not-comparable) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
3. (attributive, not-comparable) LGBT.
4. (not-comparable) Composed entirely of different suits.
5. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.

Verb

1. (transitive) To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.
2. (intransitive) To take the appearance of a rainbow.
3. In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes.

Hevwate

spectrum

iris

primary rainbow

iridescent

halo

lightning

madam

miss

rain

🌧️

snake

🐍

southern

striation

sunbeam

sun shower

thunder

🌩️

variegation

color spectrum

secondary rainbow

goldie

chromatic spectrum

indra’s bow

lyretail anthias

lyretail coralfish

lyretail fairy basslet

orange basslet

orange sea perch

red coral perch

sea goldie

rainbow serpent

arc

rainbow-colour

arch

girl

👧

girlfriend

Werger

arc-en-ciel

🌈

Regenbogen

🌈

arco iris

🌈

regenboog

🌈

gökkuşağı

🌈

keskesor

🌈

qozeqer

🌈

keskûala

🌈

bûka baranê

🌈

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈɹeɪnboʊ/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: reynbowe

Ji Old English mîras hatiye girtin: reġnboga

Hevwate bi frîsî: reinbôge

Hevwate bi holendî: regenboog

Hevwate bi almanî: Regenbogen

Hevwate bi danmarkî: regnbue

Hevwate bi swêdî: regnbåge

Hevwate bi îzlendî: regnbogi

In summary

From Middle English reynbowe, raynbowe, from Old English reġnboga (“rainbow”), from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô (“rainbow”), equivalent to rain + bow (“arch”). Cognate with West Frisian reinbôge (“rainbow”), Dutch regenboog (“rainbow”), German Regenbogen (“rainbow”), Danish regnbue (“rainbow”), Swedish regnbåge (“rainbow”), Icelandic regnbogi (“rainbow”).