Barrel in different languages

Barrel in Different Languages

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Barrel


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Afrikaans
vat
Albanian
fuçi
Amharic
በርሜል
Arabic
برميل
Armenian
տակառ
Assamese
বেৰেল
Aymara
barril satawa
Azerbaijani
barel
Bambara
barili
Basque
kupela
Belarusian
бочка
Bengali
পিপা
Bhojpuri
बैरल के बा
Bosnian
bure
Bulgarian
барел
Catalan
barril
Cebuano
baril
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Corsican
canna
Croatian
barel
Czech
hlaveň
Danish
tønde
Dhivehi
ފީފާ އެވެ
Dogri
बैरल दा
Dutch
vat
English
barrel
Esperanto
barelo
Estonian
tünn
Ewe
barrel
Filipino (Tagalog)
bariles
Finnish
tynnyri
French
baril
Frisian
barrel
Galician
barril
Georgian
ბარელი
German
fass
Greek
βαρέλι
Guarani
barril rehegua
Gujarati
બેરલ
Haitian Creole
barik
Hausa
ganga
Hawaiian
barela
Hebrew
חָבִית
Hindi
बैरल
Hmong
thoob
Hungarian
hordó
Icelandic
tunnu
Igbo
gbọmgbọm
Ilocano
bariles
Indonesian
barel
Irish
bairille
Italian
barile
Japanese
たる
Javanese
laras
Kannada
ಬ್ಯಾರೆಲ್
Kazakh
баррель
Khmer
ធុង
Kinyarwanda
ingunguru
Konkani
बॅरल हें नांव
Korean
Krio
barɛl we dɛn kin kɔl
Kurdish
kûp
Kurdish (Sorani)
بەرمیل
Kyrgyz
баррель
Lao
ຖັງ
Latin
dolio
Latvian
muca
Lingala
baril ya baril
Lithuanian
statinė
Luganda
ekipipa
Luxembourgish
barrel
Macedonian
буре
Maithili
बैरल
Malagasy
barika
Malay
tong
Malayalam
ബാരൽ
Maltese
barmil
Maori
oko
Marathi
बंदुकीची नळी
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯕꯦꯔꯦꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤ꯫
Mizo
barrel a ni
Mongolian
баррель
Myanmar (Burmese)
စည်
Nepali
ब्यारेल
Norwegian
tønne
Nyanja (Chichewa)
mbiya
Odia (Oriya)
ବ୍ୟାରେଲ୍
Oromo
barmeela
Pashto
بیرل
Persian
بشکه
Polish
beczka
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
barril
Punjabi
ਬੈਰਲ
Quechua
barril
Romanian
butoi
Russian
бочка
Samoan
paelo
Sanskrit
पिपासा
Scots Gaelic
baraille
Sepedi
barele ya go swara
Serbian
буре
Sesotho
moqomo
Shona
dhiramu
Sindhi
بيرل
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
බැරලය
Slovak
sud
Slovenian
sod
Somali
foosto
Spanish
barril
Sundanese
tong
Swahili
pipa
Swedish
tunna
Tagalog (Filipino)
bariles
Tajik
баррел
Tamil
பீப்பாய்
Tatar
баррель
Telugu
బారెల్
Thai
บาร์เรล
Tigrinya
በርሚል ምዃኑ’ዩ።
Tsonga
barrel
Turkish
varil
Turkmen
barrel
Twi (Akan)
toa a wɔde toa mu
Ukrainian
бочка
Urdu
بیرل
Uyghur
تۇڭ
Uzbek
bochka
Vietnamese
thùng
Welsh
casgen
Xhosa
umphanda
Yiddish
פאַס
Yoruba
agba
Zulu
umgqomo

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
AfrikaansThe word "vat" in Afrikaans can also refer to a large container used for storing liquids, such as a tank or cistern.
Albanian"Fuçi" is a word derived from the Latin "foculus" meaning "small hearth" and is related to the Albanian word "furrë" (oven).
AmharicThe word "በርሜል" (barrel) in Amharic is derived from the Portuguese word "barril," which itself comes from the Latin word "barillus."
ArabicThe word "برميل" can also refer to a large drum used for storing liquids or powders.
ArmenianThe Armenian word 'տակառ' ('barrel') is also used to mean 'tub', 'vat' or 'container', indicating its versatility and various uses.
AzerbaijaniIn Azerbaijani, the word "barel" can also mean "a large pot or cauldron" or "a type of waterwheel."
Basque"Kupela" can also mean "womb" or "hull" in Basque.
BelarusianThe word "бочка" can also refer to a type of traditional Belarusian musical instrument, similar to a drum.
BengaliThe word 'pipa' originates from the Sanskrit word 'pipa' meaning 'vessel' or 'container'. In Bengali, it can also refer to a type of musical instrument with a bulbous body.
BosnianThe word "bure" can also refer to a cylindrical container used for storing liquids, such as a bottle or a can.
BulgarianThe Old Bulgarian word "барел" originates from the Latin "barrelus" which was probably derived from Vulgar Greek word for "small barrel".
CatalanThe Catalan word "barril" is derived from the Latin "barrīle", meaning "small barrel" or "keg".
CebuanoIn Cebuano, "baril" can also mean "prison" or "jail", similar to the English word "stir".
Chinese (Simplified)The character "桶" (barrel) was originally a pictogram of a large earthenware vessel in oracle bone script.
Chinese (Traditional)In addition to “barrel”, “桶” can also refer to “a unit of volume” or simply a “container”.
CorsicanThe word "canna" can also refer to a specific type of barrel used for storing wine or oil.
CroatianThe word “barel” in Croatian can refer to a measurement of wine or an object of value such as a pearl.
CzechThe word "hlaveň" also denotes "a cylinder containing hair or feathers", or "a barrel used as an artillery piece" in Czech.
DanishThe Danish word "tønde" is derived from the Old Norse word "tunna", meaning a large cask or barrel, and can also refer to a specific unit of measurement for volume.
DutchThe Dutch word "vat" also means "baptism", a cognate of the English word "font".
EstonianThe etymology of the Estonian word "tünn" is likely from Proto-Germanic, and it has cognate terms in most other Indo-European languages.
FinnishTynnyri is derived from Old Swedish and is related to the English word "tun". In Finland, "tynnyri" also refers to a type of fishing net.
FrenchThe word "baril" comes from the Gaulish "barros", which means "basket" or "box".
FrisianFrisian "fet" has the same root as English "vat" and means not only "barrel" but also "vessel" and "container" and is related to "vessel" and "vase"
GalicianGalician "barril" comes from Latin "barillus" and means "clay vase", while "barril" in Spanish means "barrel".
GeorgianThe word "ბარელი" can also refer to a type of Georgian dance or a unit of measurement for liquids.
GermanIn archaic German, 'fass' also meant 'vessel' or 'container'.
GreekThe word "βαρέλι" also denotes a unit of volume in Greece, equal to approximately 40 gallons.
GujaratiThe word 'બેરલ' is also used to refer to the cylindrical shape of a container, such as a drum or a pipe.
Haitian CreoleThe word "barik" in Haitian Creole also refers to a type of makeshift water or gasoline container made from an old oil drum or another large metal container.
HausaIn Hausa, "ganga" also refers to the quantity of water that a barrel can hold.
Hawaiian"Barela" also refers to the small cylindrical Hawaiian nose flute played in ancient hula.
HebrewThe word "חָבִית" (barrel) is derived from the Akkadian word "ḫubuttu", meaning "container"
HindiThe word "बैरल" also refers to a unit of volume for liquids, typically equal to 31 or 36 gallons.
HmongHmong "thoob" can also refer to a type of wooden container, typically used for holding liquids.
HungarianThe word “hordó” likely comes from the Slavic word “gъrdъ” or “chъrdъ,” meaning “pot,” “jug,” or “vessel.”
IcelandicThe word also means "melody" in Icelandic and "tune" in English, which may be a reference to a barrel's shape resembling a musical instrument.
IgboThe Igbo word "gbọmgbọm" refers to a large storage container, typically made of wood or metal, used for holding liquids or other substances.
IndonesianIn Indonesian, "barel" also means "gunpowder flask" and is possibly derived from the Portuguese word "barril"
IrishThe Irish word "bairille" can also refer to a tub, cask, or keg
ItalianThe word "barile" in Italian can also refer to a specific type of pasta.
JapaneseIn addition to referring to a "barrel", "たる" can mean "slack, loose", or "dull, boring".
JavaneseThe Javanese word "laras" also refers to a unit of measurement for volume, specifically for measuring liquids and grains.
KannadaThe word "ಬ್ಯಾರೆಲ್" can also refer to a unit of volume for liquids, equivalent to 180 litres.
KazakhThe Kazakh word "баррель" has two alternative meanings, both referring to a unit of liquid measurement: 158.98 liters and 416.4 kilograms.
Khmer'ធុង' can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is very fat and has a round belly
KoreanIn Korean, "통" can also refer to a tube, hole, or hollow structure.
Kurdish"Kûp" means "beehive" in some dialects.
KyrgyzВ кыргызском языке слово "баррель" также означает "бочку" или "узел".
LaoThe word "ຖັງ" can also refer to a container or vessel made of various materials.
LatinDolio also referred to a particular type of Greek earthenware amphora shaped like a barrel and used for storing wine and oil.
LatvianThe Latvian word "muca" can also refer to a large tub used for laundry or a wooden box used for transporting grain.
LithuanianThe word "statinė" likely comes from the verb "statyti" (to build), suggesting its construction and use as a vessel for storage or fermentation.
LuxembourgishIn Luxembourgish, "barrel" can also refer to a "wooden frame for transporting hay", "a drinking horn", or a "drum used to signal fire brigades"
MacedonianThe word "буре" in Macedonian can also refer to a small wooden box used to store cheese, or a large wooden container similar to a vat used in winemaking.
MalagasyMalagasy barika ultimately derives from the Arabic barrika, which means "large jar."
MalayThe Malay word "tong", meaning barrel, is also used in the Chinese language, and is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word "drona".
MalayalamIn Malayalam, "ബാരൽ" can also refer to a type of wooden plank used for constructing boats.
MalteseThe word "barmil" in Maltese may also refer to a kind of wine or drink made from fruit.
MaoriIn some regions of New Zealand,
MarathiThe word "बंदुकीची नळी" ("barrel") in Marathi derives from the Sanskrit word "बन्दूक" ("a pipe or tube"), which was originally borrowed from Persian.
MongolianThe Mongolian word "баррель" is also used to refer to a unit of measurement for liquids, approximately equivalent to a barrel in English.
Myanmar (Burmese)The word "စည်" not only means "barrel", but also can mean "to be round" or "to be circular".
NepaliThe word “ब्यारेल” can also refer to a barrel-shaped container to hold a large volume of liquids, especially one made of metal or plastic.
NorwegianIn Norwegian, the word "Tønne" also refers to a unit of herring or mackerel measuring around 126 liters.
Nyanja (Chichewa)MbIya, a word for 'Barrel', can also mean a 'Drum', 'Cask' or a container for transporting liquids or granular substances.
PashtoThe Pashto word "بیرل" can also mean a cask, vat, or hogshead.
PersianThe word "بشکه" (barrel) in Persian was borrowed from the French "barrique" during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and originally referred to a cylindrical-shaped, barrel-sized container.
PolishIn Polish, «beczka» also means «a measure of liquid» (1 hectolitre), or «an amount», as well as a colloquial synonym for a person who gets drunk quickly or often.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, the word "barril" also refers to a type of barrel-shaped musical instrument similar to a drum.
PunjabiThe word "ਬੈਰਲ" (barrel) is derived from the Old French word "baril," which itself comes from the Latin word "barrus," meaning "a large cask or vat."
RomanianThe word "butoi" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*bъtvъ", meaning "cask, barrel", and is related to the Bulgarian word "буте" (bute), meaning "barrel, cask".
RussianThe word "бочка" can also refer to a cylindrical musical instrument or a large wooden container used in shipbuilding.
SamoanIn Samoan, the word 'paelo' can also refer to a type of small canoe carved from a single log.
Scots Gaelic"Baraille" also means "wrangling" in Scots Gaelic.
SerbianIn 16th and 17th century Serbia, a unit of volume equal to 72 litres was known as a "barrel"
SesothoThe word “moqomo” can also refer to a group of people, usually of the same age or status, who are closely associated with each other.
ShonaThe word 'dhiramu' is a borrowed term in Shona, deriving from the Portuguese word for barrel, 'barril'.
SindhiThe word "بيرل" can also refer to a large earthen pot used for storing grain or liquids, or a unit of measurement for grain.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word "බැරලය" can also refer to a type of drum used in traditional Sinhalese music.
SlovakThe word "sud" also means "court" in Slovak, and originated from the German word "Sud" meaning "vessel".
Slovenian"Sod" can also refer to a type of turf or a simpleton.
SomaliThe word "foosto" can also mean "big stomach" or "bloated belly" in Somali.
SpanishThe Spanish word "barril" is also used to refer to a cask for holding gunpowder or a type of drum similar to a snare drum.
SundaneseIn Old Sundanese 'tong' also meant 'container for honey'.
SwahiliThe word "pipa" also refers to a type of smoking pipe made of clay or wood.
SwedishThe word "tunna" in Swedish derives from the Medieval Latin word "tunna" and originally referred to a wine barrel of 252 liters.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Bariles" can also refer to a unit of measurement for rice in the Philippines, typically 1 sack weighing around 50 kilograms.
TajikIn Tajik, the word "баррел" also means "a large drum".
TamilThe word "பீப்பாய்" (barrel) is derived from the Portuguese word "pipa", which ultimately originates from the Latin word "pipa" (pipe).
TeluguThe word "barrel" can also mean a unit of measurement for liquids, or a cylindrical container for holding liquids.
ThaiThe word "บาร์เรล" can also refer to a unit of volume equal to 159 liters.
TurkishThe Turkish word "varil" comes from the Italian word "barile" and can also refer to a drum or a cask.
UkrainianThe Ukrainian word "бочка" (barrel) also derives from the German word "bottich" (cask).
UrduThe word "بیرل" also refers to a type of traditional drum played in Punjab, Pakistan.
UzbekThe word "bochka" has a second meaning - an Uzbek traditional headdress decorated with coins, coral, and sometimes feathers.
Vietnamese"Thùng" also means "a large box".
WelshThe word 'casgen' is probably derived from the Latin word 'cascus', meaning 'hollow'.
Xhosa"Umphanda" also means "abundance" or "plenty" in Xhosa.
YiddishThe Yiddish word "פאַס" ("barrel") may derive from the German word "fass" and the Polish word "pasa" (both having the same meaning), or from the Hebrew word "פּס" (transliterated pas) meaning a "vessel" or "container."
YorubaThe word "agba" in Yoruba can also refer to a large tree with a distinctive trunk.
ZuluThe Zulu word 'umgqomo' can also refer to a cylindrical container or a cylindrical part of a machine.
EnglishThe word 'barrel' is derived from the Old French 'baril,' meaning 'small cask' and the Late Latin 'barritus,' meaning 'elephant's trumpet.'

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