Baseball in Different Languages
Discover 'Baseball' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Baseball
Afrikaans bofbal | ||
Albanian bejsboll | ||
Amharic ቤዝቦል | ||
Arabic البيسبول | ||
Armenian բեյսբոլ | ||
Assamese বেছবল | ||
Aymara béisbol ukata | ||
Azerbaijani beysbol | ||
Bambara baseball ye | ||
Basque beisbol | ||
Belarusian бейсбол | ||
Bengali বেসবল | ||
Bhojpuri बेसबॉल के बा | ||
Bosnian bejzbol | ||
Bulgarian бейзбол | ||
Catalan beisbol | ||
Cebuano baseball | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 棒球 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 棒球 | ||
Corsican baseball | ||
Croatian bejzbol | ||
Czech baseball | ||
Danish baseball | ||
Dhivehi ބޭސްބޯޅަ އެވެ | ||
Dogri बेसबॉल दा | ||
Dutch basketbal | ||
English baseball | ||
Esperanto basbalo | ||
Estonian pesapall | ||
Ewe baseball ƒoƒo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) baseball | ||
Finnish baseball | ||
French base-ball | ||
Frisian honkbal | ||
Galician béisbol | ||
Georgian ბეისბოლი | ||
German baseball | ||
Greek μπέιζμπολ | ||
Guarani béisbol rehegua | ||
Gujarati બેઝબ .લ | ||
Haitian Creole bezbòl | ||
Hausa kwallon kwando | ||
Hawaiian kinipōpō hīnaʻi | ||
Hebrew בייסבול | ||
Hindi बेसबॉल | ||
Hmong pob tawb | ||
Hungarian baseball | ||
Icelandic hafnabolti | ||
Igbo baseball | ||
Ilocano baseball | ||
Indonesian baseball | ||
Irish baseball | ||
Italian baseball | ||
Japanese 野球 | ||
Javanese baseball | ||
Kannada ಬೇಸ್ಬಾಲ್ | ||
Kazakh бейсбол | ||
Khmer បេស្បល | ||
Kinyarwanda baseball | ||
Konkani बेसबॉल खेळटा | ||
Korean 야구 | ||
Krio baysbɔl | ||
Kurdish bejsbol | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بیسبۆڵ | ||
Kyrgyz бейсбол | ||
Lao ບານບ້ວງ | ||
Latin baseball | ||
Latvian beisbols | ||
Lingala baseball, lisano ya baseball | ||
Lithuanian beisbolas | ||
Luganda baseball | ||
Luxembourgish baseball | ||
Macedonian бејзбол | ||
Maithili बेसबॉल | ||
Malagasy baolina | ||
Malay besbol | ||
Malayalam ബേസ്ബോൾ | ||
Maltese baseball | ||
Maori peisipolooro | ||
Marathi बेसबॉल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯕꯦꯖꯕꯣꯂꯗꯥ ꯕꯦꯖꯕꯣꯜ ꯊꯥꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo baseball a ni | ||
Mongolian бейсбол | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဘေ့စ်ဘော | ||
Nepali बेसबल | ||
Norwegian baseball | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) baseball | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବେସବଲ୍ | | ||
Oromo beeysiboolii | ||
Pashto بیسبال | ||
Persian بیسبال | ||
Polish baseball | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) beisebol | ||
Punjabi ਬੇਸਬਾਲ | ||
Quechua béisbol nisqa | ||
Romanian baseball | ||
Russian бейсбол | ||
Samoan pesipolo | ||
Sanskrit बेसबॉल | ||
Scots Gaelic ball-stèidhe | ||
Sepedi baseball | ||
Serbian бејзбол | ||
Sesotho baseball | ||
Shona baseball | ||
Sindhi بيس بال | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බේස්බෝල් | ||
Slovak bejzbal | ||
Slovenian baseball | ||
Somali baseball | ||
Spanish béisbol | ||
Sundanese baseball | ||
Swahili baseball | ||
Swedish baseboll | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) baseball | ||
Tajik бейсбол | ||
Tamil பேஸ்பால் | ||
Tatar бейсбол | ||
Telugu బేస్బాల్ | ||
Thai เบสบอล | ||
Tigrinya ቤዝቦል ቤዝቦል | ||
Tsonga baseball | ||
Turkish beyzbol | ||
Turkmen beýsbol | ||
Twi (Akan) baseball a wɔde bɔ bɔɔl | ||
Ukrainian бейсбол | ||
Urdu بیس بال | ||
Uyghur ۋاسكىتبول | ||
Uzbek beysbol | ||
Vietnamese bóng chày | ||
Welsh pêl fas | ||
Xhosa baseball | ||
Yiddish בייסבאָל | ||
Yoruba bọọlu afẹsẹgba | ||
Zulu i-baseball |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "bofbal" literally means "fist ball". |
| Albanian | The word "bejsboll" is derived from the English "baseball" and also refers to the American Football sport. |
| Amharic | The word 'ቤዝቦል' in Amharic is derived from the English word 'baseball' and is used to refer to the sport of baseball. |
| Arabic | The word "البيسبول" is derived from the English term, consisting of "base" and "ball". |
| Armenian | The Armenian word բեյսբոլ is directly derived from the English word "baseball" and has no alternate meanings in Armenian. |
| Azerbaijani | The word |
| Basque | Beisbol in Basque comes from the words "bei" (two) and "bol" (ball), as in many other languages. |
| Belarusian | Беларуское слово «бейсбол» имеет схожее происхождение с английским словом «baseball», восходя к староанглийскому «bæts» (палка) и «ball» (мяч). |
| Bengali | The word "বেসবল" (baseball) is derived from the Bengali word "বেস" (base) and the English word "ball." |
| Bulgarian | "Бейзбол" в Болгарском от "бейс" („основа“) и "топка" или като заемка от английското "baseball" |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 棒球本意为“击棍球”，球棒以木制居多，故名“棒球”。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 棒球, 亦称棒球运动, 棒球比赛, 棒球竞赛, 棒球运动会, 棒球游戏, 棒球赛, 棒球竞技, 棒球竞技, 棒球对抗, 棒球角逐, 棒球较量, 棒球争夺, 棒球争霸, 棒球较技, 棒球对抗赛, 棒球比赛会, 棒球对抗赛会, 棒球竞赛会, 棒球竞技会, 棒球游戏会, 棒球比赛会, 棒球竞技会, 棒球竞技会, 棒球对抗会, 棒球角逐会, 棒球较量会, 棒球争夺会, 棒球争霸会, 棒球较技会. |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "bejzbol" derives from the English word "baseball" and retains its original meaning. |
| Czech | The word "baseball" can also refer to a type of candy or chewing gum in Czech. |
| Danish | In Danish, "baseball" derives from "base", meaning "base", and "ball", meaning "ball", referring to the game's fundamental elements. |
| Dutch | In Dutch the word "basketbal" refers to the sport known as "baseball" in English. |
| Estonian | The word "pesapall" is a loanword from English and first appeared in print in 1891 |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "baseball" also refers to a sweet bun with vanilla custard filling, known as "baseballpulla" or "basebollpulla." |
| French | En français, le terme « base-ball » peut aussi désigner un jeu de croquet, une variété de jeu de paume ou une pièce de théâtre sportive. |
| Frisian | While 'honkbal' is Frisian for 'baseball', it literally translates to 'dog ball', with 'honk' meaning 'dog' and 'bal' meaning 'ball'. |
| Galician | No Galician equivalent of "baseball" exists, but "béisbol" is used and comes from the Spanish word for "baseball" |
| Georgian | In Georgian, 'ბეისბოლი' also refers to a children's game involving catching and throwing a small ball. |
| German | The German word "Baseball" can also refer to the inflatable rubber ball often used for playing street soccer with in Germany and Austria. |
| Greek | In Greek, the word "μπέιζμπολ" can also refer to a specific type of hard candy. |
| Gujarati | The word derives from an older sense of the word 'base' meaning 'goal' or 'objective'. |
| Haitian Creole | In the early years of the game of baseball in Haiti, it was referred to as "bezbol", with the silent "s", and this spelling was common in Haiti and some of the French Caribbean islands. |
| Hausa | Kwallon kwando derives from “kwallon,” which means ball and “kwando,” which means stick, referring to the game's equipment. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, the word 'kinipōpō hīnaʻi' literally translates to 'hit-with-a-ball-while-running'. |
| Hebrew | In Hebrew, בייסבול (baseball) translates to "base-ball; field-ball; team-ball" |
| Hindi | The word "बेसबॉल" ultimately comes from the Old English words "base" and "ball". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "pob tawb" literally means "throw ball" and can also refer to any type of ball game or sports with a ball. |
| Hungarian | A "base" nevű játék 19. századi angol neve, a baseball őse is volt. |
| Icelandic | "Hafnabolti" literally translates to "harbor bolt" or "harbor latch" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, "baseball" refers specifically to the game as played with a rubber ball and wooden bat, while "baseball azu" refers to the aluminum bat variant. |
| Indonesian | The word "baseball" originates from the Dutch word "kolf", which means "bat". |
| Irish | It is unclear whether the name 'baseball' is derived from the bases being shaped like balls or a reference to an old English game called 'base-ball'. |
| Italian | In Italian, the word "baseball" literally means "ball stick." |
| Japanese | "野球" also means "fieldball" when read as "や きゅう". |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "baseball" is also used to refer to a type of traditional wooden doll. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, the word "Бейсбол" can also refer to the game of rounders, which is a similar but distinct sport. |
| Khmer | The word "បេស្បល" is ultimately derived from the English word "baseball". |
| Korean | The word "야구" is also used in Korean to refer to a type of traditional Korean folk game involving a ball and a stick. |
| Kurdish | Kurdish-speaking Assyrians used the word bejsbol to mean “game” in general. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "бейсбол" derives from the English word "baseball" and has no alternate meanings in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "baseball" does not exist and has no direct translation. |
| Latvian | In other languages, the term "beisbols" has also been used for other similar sports, such as Finnish "pesäpallo" and "rounders" in the UK. |
| Lithuanian | The word "beisbolas" in Lithuanian is a loanword from the English word "baseball", likely via Russian. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxemburgish, |
| Macedonian | The word "бејзбол" comes from the English word "baseball" which means a game played with a ball and bat. |
| Malagasy | The word "baolina" also means "ball" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | In Malay, the word "besbol" not only refers to the sport of baseball, but also means "to throw or hit something with force" |
| Malayalam | The word "ബേസ്ബോൾ" is derived from the English word "baseball". |
| Maori | The Maori word "peisipolooro" is a combination of "peisi" (piece) and "polooro" (ball), reflecting the game's use of a ball and separate pieces of wood or metal for hitting. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, बेसबॉल is just the spelling of the English word "baseball" in the Devanagari writing system. |
| Mongolian | The word "бейсбол" in Mongolian is derived from the English word "baseball" and has no alternate meanings. |
| Nepali | The word बेसबल originates from the English word 'baseball'. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "baseball" is derived from the American English word of the same meaning, which itself is a combination of the words "base" and "ball." |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'baseball' has no known equivalent or alternate meaning in the Nyanja (Chichewa) language, as it is a term specific to the sport of baseball which is not traditionally played or widely known in Nyanja-speaking regions. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "بیسبال" (baseball) is derived from the English word "baseball" and has no other meanings in Pashto. |
| Persian | The word بیسبال (baseball) is derived from the Persian word "چوگان" (polo), which refers to the game using a stick and a ball. |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "baseball" can also refer to a type of cake made with layers of meringue and cream. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese "beisebol" originates from the English word and Spanish "béisbol". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬੇਸਬਾਲ" is derived from the English word "baseball", which itself is a combination of the words "base" and "ball". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "baseball" also refers to a children's game similar to "jacks". |
| Russian | The word "бейсбол" is also used to refer to American football in Russian. |
| Samoan | "Pesipolo" is thought to be a combination of the Samoan words "pesi" (ball) and "polo" (hit/strike). |
| Scots Gaelic | The name "ball-stèidhe" is a calque of "baseball", but may also refer to the game of rounders. |
| Serbian | The word "бејзбол" in Serbian originates from the English word "baseball", meaning a bat-and-ball game played with nine players on each side on a field with four bases |
| Sesotho | The word "baseball" is the same in Sesotho. |
| Shona | Baseball in Shona can also mean a type of bean used as a snack. |
| Sindhi | The word "بيس بال" in Sindhi (pronounced "bês bôl") means "baseball" in English and was borrowed from the word "baseball" in the mid-to-late 19th century during the British occupation of the Indian subcontinent, which included what is now present-day Pakistan and the regions of Sindh. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "බේස්බෝල්" (baseball) is an approximation of the English word with no other known meanings in Sinhala. |
| Slovak | In Slovak "bejzbal" is also known as "palovka", which means hitting sport. |
| Slovenian | V angleščini je baseball tudi ime za igro z žogo in palico, ki je znana kot kriket. |
| Somali | In Somali, baseball is also known as "ciyaarta usha", meaning "the game of the stick. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "béisbol" is derived from the English word "baseball" and its alternate meaning is "pelota dura" (hardball). |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "baseball" means "a game played with a ball and a bat." |
| Swahili | In Swahili, the word "baseball" is used to refer to a soft, spongy ball used in children's games rather than the sport of baseball. |
| Swedish | "Baseboll" is derived from the English phrase "base ball". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, "baseball" can also refer to a person who is clumsy or awkward. |
| Tajik | The Persian term |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "பேஸ்பால்" is derived from the English word "baseball". |
| Thai | ในภาษาไทย คำว่า "เบสบอล" มีรากศัพท์มาจากภาษาอังกฤษว่า "baseball" และหมายถึงกีฬาเบสบอล |
| Turkish | Beyzbol'un kökeni, 1744 yılında İngiltere'de oynanan 'Base-Ball' oyununa dayanıyor. |
| Ukrainian | The word "бейсбол" is an abbreviated from of Ukrainian словосполучення beycbol'na bilka, 'baseball stick', in which beycy is an Old English form with the meaning of stick. |
| Uzbek | Beysbol (Uzbek) is a term used in Uzbekistan to refer to a baseball-like game played with a stick and a ball. |
| Vietnamese | The word "bóng chày" literally means "ball bat" in Vietnamese, referring to the equipment used in the game. |
| Welsh | The word "pêl fas" combines the Welsh words "pêl" meaning "ball" and "fas" meaning "fist", referring to the shape of a baseball. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "baseball" is also used to refer to the game of rounders. |
| Yiddish | "בייסבאָל" is also used to refer to a woman's bustle, which was popular in the mid-1800s. |
| Yoruba | "Bọọlu afẹsẹgba" literally means "round leather ball" in Yoruba, but it is not related to leather nor roundness. |
| Zulu | I-baseball in Zulu, isibhokisi se-baseball, means 'baseball field', not 'baseball'. |
| English | The term "baseball" comes from the game played with a "base" or "diamond"-shaped layout and a "ball" used for hitting. |