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What words mean to have three legs in different languages?

Here are some words for "three-legged" in different languages:

Indo-European:

* English: Three-legged (adjective), tripod (noun)

* German: Dreibedig (adjective), Dreibein (noun)

* French: Tripode (noun)

* Spanish: Tripódico (adjective), trípode (noun)

* Italian: Tripode (noun)

* Portuguese: Tripé (noun)

* Russian: Трехногий (trekhno­giy, adjective), тренога (tre­no­ga, noun)

* Polish: Trzynożny (adjective), trójnóg (noun)

* Czech: Trojnohý (adjective), trojnožka (noun)

* Latin: Tripes (adjective)

Other Languages:

* Chinese (Mandarin): 三条腿的 (sān tiáo tuǐ de, adjective), 三脚架 (sān jiǎo jià, noun)

* Japanese: 三本足 (sanbon ashi, noun)

* Korean: 세 다리 (se dari, noun)

* Arabic: ثلاثي الأرجل (thalāthī al-arjoul, adjective), ثلاثي الأرجل (thalāthī al-arjoul, noun)

* Hindi: तीन पैरों वाला (tīn pairon vāla, adjective), तिरपाया (tirpāyā, noun)

* Turkish: Üç ayaklı (adjective), üçayak (noun)

* Vietnamese: Ba chân (ba chân, adjective), giá ba chân (giá ba chân, noun)

Note:

* Some languages use a single word for "three-legged" while others use separate words for the adjective and noun form.

* Some words have multiple translations, depending on the specific context.

* The terms for "tripod" are often similar across languages.

If you're interested in learning more about specific languages, feel free to ask! I can provide more details about the nuances of language use.

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