wind chimes

See also: windchimes

English

Alternative forms

windchime, wind chime (singular)

Noun

wind chimes pl (plural only)

(music) A chime constructed from tubes, rods, bells, etc. made of wood, glass, metal or ceramic, suspended outside a building in such a way that they tinkle pleasantly when moved by the wind.
Synonyms: wind bell, 🎐

Translations

chime made from suspended wooden, metal, etc. tubes, bells and rods that tinkle when moved by the wind

Bulgarian: бятърни камбанки f pl (bjatǎrni kambanki)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 風鈴 (zh), 风铃 (zh) (fēnglíng)
Estonian: tuulekell
Finnish: tuulikello (fi)
German: Windspiel n
Hebrew: פַּעֲמוֹן רוּחַ‎ m (pa'amón rúakh)
Indonesian: genta angin, lonceng angin
Italian: campanello eolico m
Japanese: 風鈴 (ふうりん, fūrin), 鐸 (ja) (たく, taku), (archaic) 風鐸 (ふうたく, fūtaku)

Korean: 풍령 (pungnyeong) (風鈴)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vindspill n

Nynorsk: vindspel n
Portuguese: espanta-espíritos m, sinos de vento m pl, sinos da felicidade m pl, mensageiro do vento m, carrilhão de vento m
Russian: музыка́льная подве́ска f (muzykálʹnaja podvéska)
Swedish: vindspel n
Tamil: காற்றிசைச்சரம் (ta) (kāṟṟicaiccaram)
Turkish: rüzgâr çanı
Welsh: clychau gwynt f pl

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