English Explanatory Dictionary

selkie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A seal which can magically transform into a human by shedding its skin.
  2. Either of two similar-looking seals.
  3. The common seal (harbor seal) (Phoca vitulina).
  4. The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).

Word forms

selkie selkies silkie

Etymology

From Scots selkie fowk (“seal folk”).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 海豹人 Chinese Mandarin: 海豹精 Danish: sælkvinde Faroese: kópakona French: selkie French: phoque-garou German: Selkie Irish: maighdean mhara Irish: banrón Irish: leanbh-rón Japanese: セルキー Korean: 셀키 Manx: moidyn varrey Polish: selkie Russian: шелки Russian: селки Scots: selkie fowk Scots: silkie man Scots: selkie-wife Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann-mhara Scottish Gaelic: maighdeann-ròin
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