different between pandy vs pansy

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Welsh pannu (“fulling”) and Welsh t? (“house”)

Noun

pandy (countable and uncountable, plural pandies)

1. A fulling mill.
2. (Ireland, informal) mashed potatoes

Etymology 2

From Latin pande (“hold out”), imperative of pandere (“to hold out”).

Verb

pandy (third-person singular simple present pandies, present participle pandying, simple past and past participle pandied)

1. (transitive) To strike on the palm of the hand with a strap as a school punishment.

Noun

pandy (plural pandies)

1. A slap on the palm of the hand with a strap.
2. (by extension, slang) Hand.

Etymology 3

After a corruption of Mangal Pandey, who started the Indian Mutiny of 1857.

Alternative forms

• Pandy

Noun

pandy (plural pandies)

1. A mutineer.

Etymology 4

Blend of pander +? bandy

Verb

pandy (third-person singular simple present pandies, present participle pandying, simple past and past participle pandied)

1. To distribute or publicize, especially in order to curry favor.

Polish

Noun

pandy f

1. genitive singular of panda
2. nominative plural of panda
3. accusative plural of panda
4. vocative plural of panda

Welsh

Etymology

pannu (“to full”) +? t? (“house”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /?pand?/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?pandi/

Noun

pandy m (plural pandai)

1. fulling mill

Mutation

English

Etymology

From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pæn.zi/

Noun

pansy (plural pansies)

1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. Also called arguses.
4. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
5. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

Synonyms

• (male homosexual): friend of Dorothy, omi-palone; see also Thesaurus:male homosexual
• (effeminate man): mama's boy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:effeminate man
• (timid man or boy): mama's boy, nancy boy, sissy; see also Thesaurus:milksop

Translations

Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Derived terms

• wild pansy
• pansified
• pansification

Related terms

• pensive
• poise
• peso

Translations

Verb

pansy (third-person singular simple present pansies, present participle pansying, simple past and past participle pansied)

1. (slang, intransitive, usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.

See also

• heartsease
• Johnny-jump-up
• Appendix:Colors