abacus
abacus meaning
An abacus. It stands for counting, arithmetic and calculation, and it is a genuinely remarkable device: skilled users can perform arithmetic faster than someone with a calculator, and mental-abacus training is still taught across East Asia, where children learn to picture the beads and calculate without touching one. It is far from a primitive object.
Meaning
An abacus. It stands for counting, arithmetic and calculation, and it is a genuinely remarkable device: skilled users can perform arithmetic faster than someone with a calculator, and mental-abacus training is still taught across East Asia, where children learn to picture the beads and calculate without touching one. It is far from a primitive object.
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How to use it
- Faster than a calculator, in the right hands 🧮
- Mental abacus training is genuinely extraordinary 🧮
- Doing the sums the old way 🧮
How it looks
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | telraam |
| አማርኛ | አባከስ |
| العربية | معداد |
| অসমীয়া | গণনা-যন্ত্ৰবিশেষ |
| azərbaycan | çötkə |
| башҡорт | иҫәпләү таҡтаһы |
| беларуская | лічыльнікі |
| български | сметало |
| বাংলা | অ্যাবাকাস |
| bosanski | računaljka |
| català | àbac |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᏗᏎᏍᏙᏗ |
| čeština | počitadlo |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | шӑрҫа шучӗ |
| Cymraeg | abacws |
| Deutsch | Abakus |
| dolnoserbšćina | licbowak |
| Ελληνικά | άβακας |
| English | abacus |
| español | ábaco |
| eesti | arvelaud |
| euskara | abakoa |
| فارسی | چرتکه |
| suomi | helmitaulu |
| Filipino | abacus |
| føroyskt | kúluramma |
| français | abaque |
| Gaeilge | abacas |
| Gàidhlig | abacas |
| galego | ábaco |
| ગુજરાતી | મણકા ઘોડી |
| Hausa | abakus |
| עברית | חשבונייה |
| हिन्दी | अबैकस |
| hrvatski | abakus |
| hornjoserbšćina | ličbowak |
| magyar | abakusz |
| հայերեն | համրիչ |
| Indonesia | sempoa |
| íslenska | talnagrind |
| italiano | abaco |
| 日本語 | そろばん |
| Jawa | sempoa |
| ქართული | საანგარიშო დაფა |
| қазақ тілі | абакус |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | اباكۋس |
| ខ្មែរ | ក្បាច់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಅಬಾಕಸ್ |
| 한국어 | 주판 |
| कोंकणी | अबास्कस |
| кыргызча | абакус |
| ລາວ | ລູກຄິດ |
| lietuvių | skaitytuvai |
| latviešu | skaitīkļi |
| македонски | сметалка |
| മലയാളം | അബാക്കസ് |
| монгол | сампин |
| मराठी | अबॅकस |
| Melayu | sempua |
| မြန်မာ | ပေသီးတွက်ခုံ |
| नेपाली | एब्याकस |
| Nederlands | abacus |
| norsk | kuleramme |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଆବାକସ୍ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਐਬਾਕਸ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Ábákọs |
| polski | liczydło |
| پښتو | ابيکس |
| português | ábaco |
| rumantsch | abacus |
| română | abac |
| русский | счеты |
| سنڌي | ابيڪس |
| တႆး | ၽၢင်ၼပ်ႉ |
| සිංහල | ඇබකසය |
| slovenčina | počítadlo |
| slovenščina | abak |
| Soomaali | tiriye |
| shqip | abak |
| српски | рачунаљка |
| srpski | računaljka |
| svenska | kulram |
| Kiswahili | abaki |
| தமிழ் | அபாக்கஸ் |
| తెలుగు | అబాకస్ |
| ไทย | ลูกคิด |
| ትግርኛ | አባከስ |
| türkmen dili | çot |
| lea fakatonga | solopani |
| Türkçe | abaküs |
| українська | рахівниця |
| اردو | گِنتارا |
| o‘zbek | cho‘t |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn tính |
| Èdè Yorùbá | abakuọ́sì |
| 粵語 | 算盤 |
| 粤语 | 算盘 |
| 中文 | 算盘 |
| 繁體中文 | 算盤 |
| isiZulu | abacus |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F9EE
- Emoji version
- 11
- Shortcodes
- :abacus:
- Category
- Objects
FAQ
- What does the abacus emoji (🧮) mean?
- An abacus. It stands for counting, arithmetic and calculation, and it is a genuinely remarkable device: skilled users can perform arithmetic faster than someone with a calculator, and mental-abacus training is still taught across East Asia, where children learn to picture the beads and calculate without touching one. It is far from a primitive object.
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