Boat in Different Languages
Discover 'Boat' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Boat
Afrikaans boot | ||
Albanian varkë | ||
Amharic ጀልባ | ||
Arabic قارب | ||
Armenian նավակ | ||
Assamese নাও | ||
Aymara yampu | ||
Azerbaijani qayıq | ||
Bambara bato | ||
Basque txalupa | ||
Belarusian лодка | ||
Bengali নৌকা | ||
Bhojpuri नाव | ||
Bosnian brod | ||
Bulgarian лодка | ||
Catalan vaixell | ||
Cebuano sakayan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 船 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 船 | ||
Corsican barca | ||
Croatian čamac | ||
Czech loď | ||
Danish båd | ||
Dhivehi ބޯޓު | ||
Dogri किश्ती | ||
Dutch boot | ||
English boat | ||
Esperanto boato | ||
Estonian paat | ||
Ewe tɔdziʋu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) bangka | ||
Finnish vene | ||
French bateau | ||
Frisian boat | ||
Galician barco | ||
Georgian ნავი | ||
German boot | ||
Greek σκάφος | ||
Guarani yga | ||
Gujarati બોટ | ||
Haitian Creole bato | ||
Hausa jirgin ruwa | ||
Hawaiian moku | ||
Hebrew סִירָה | ||
Hindi नाव | ||
Hmong nkoj | ||
Hungarian hajó | ||
Icelandic bátur | ||
Igbo ụgbọ mmiri | ||
Ilocano bangka | ||
Indonesian perahu | ||
Irish bád | ||
Italian barca | ||
Japanese ボート | ||
Javanese prau | ||
Kannada ದೋಣಿ | ||
Kazakh қайық | ||
Khmer ទូក | ||
Kinyarwanda ubwato | ||
Konkani बोट | ||
Korean 보트 | ||
Krio bot | ||
Kurdish qeyik | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) بەلەم | ||
Kyrgyz кайык | ||
Lao ເຮືອ | ||
Latin navis | ||
Latvian laiva | ||
Lingala masuwa | ||
Lithuanian valtis | ||
Luganda elyaato | ||
Luxembourgish boot | ||
Macedonian брод | ||
Maithili नाव | ||
Malagasy sambo | ||
Malay perahu | ||
Malayalam ബോട്ട് | ||
Maltese dgħajsa | ||
Maori poti | ||
Marathi बोट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯍꯤ | ||
Mizo lawng | ||
Mongolian завь | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လှေ | ||
Nepali डु boat्गा | ||
Norwegian båt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) bwato | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଡଙ୍ଗା | ||
Oromo bidiruu | ||
Pashto بېړۍ | ||
Persian قایق | ||
Polish łódź | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) barco | ||
Punjabi ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ | ||
Quechua wanpuq | ||
Romanian barcă | ||
Russian лодка | ||
Samoan vaʻa | ||
Sanskrit नौका | ||
Scots Gaelic bàta | ||
Sepedi seketswana | ||
Serbian чамац | ||
Sesotho sekepe | ||
Shona igwa | ||
Sindhi ٻيڙي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) බෝට්ටුව | ||
Slovak čln | ||
Slovenian čoln | ||
Somali doon | ||
Spanish bote | ||
Sundanese parahu | ||
Swahili mashua | ||
Swedish båt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) bangka | ||
Tajik киштӣ | ||
Tamil படகு | ||
Tatar көймә | ||
Telugu పడవ | ||
Thai เรือ | ||
Tigrinya ጃልባ | ||
Tsonga xikwekwetsu | ||
Turkish tekne | ||
Turkmen gaýyk | ||
Twi (Akan) subonto | ||
Ukrainian човен | ||
Urdu کشتی | ||
Uyghur كېمە | ||
Uzbek qayiq | ||
Vietnamese thuyền | ||
Welsh cwch | ||
Xhosa isikhephe | ||
Yiddish שיפל | ||
Yoruba ọkọ oju-omi kekere | ||
Zulu isikebhe |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "boot" can also refer to a "trunk" or "luggage compartment" of a vehicle. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "varkë" is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*werǵʰ-", which means "to turn". |
| Amharic | The word "ጀልባ" is derived from the Geez word "ገልባ", which also means "ship" or "boat." |
| Arabic | The word "قارب" can also refer to a canoe, barge, or raft depending on the context in which it is used. |
| Armenian | The word "navak" in Armenian, meaning "boat," can also refer to the "bow" of a boat or a "trough," indicating a vessel used for holding liquids. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qayıq" is thought to be derived from the Proto-Turkic form “*qāyïq,” which also means "boat". |
| Basque | The word "txalupa" in Basque comes from the Spanish word "chalupa," meaning a small boat or rowboat, but it can also refer to a type of traditional Basque fishing boat. |
| Belarusian | Лодка originally meant either a ship or a boat and could refer to a ship sailing along a river or a ferry to cross a river. |
| Bengali | The word "নৌকা" can also refer to a type of traditional Bengali folk song, or to a specific type of Bengali musical instrument. |
| Bosnian | In Slavic languages "brod" also means "pass" |
| Bulgarian | "Лодка" is also a term for a specific type of traditional Bulgarian boat |
| Catalan | From the Medieval Latin "vassellum" meaning "small vessel". |
| Cebuano | The word 'sakayan' may have originated from the Malay 'sakayan' meaning something that is carried. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 船's original meaning was a carrying tool, referring to the 'carriage' and 'car' from '车', the 'vessel' from '皿', and the 'wooden object' from '木'. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In some contexts, the Chinese character "船" can also refer to a type of military or police vessel. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "barca" can also mean "barque" (a three-masted sailing vessel), or "barque" (a type of canoe used in Venice). |
| Croatian | The word "čamac" is derived from the Latin word "camerum," meaning "curved chamber." |
| Czech | The Czech word "loď" comes from a Proto-Slavic root meaning "hollowed out trunk" and is related to other Slavic words such as "lad'ja" and "led'' |
| Danish | The Danish word "båd" shares an etymological root with the English word "bath", both derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*bheue-" meaning "to swell". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "boot" can also mean "trunk" or "boot" of a car. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "boato" also means "rumor" in Portuguese. |
| Estonian | "Paat" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*pāta", meaning "log", and is related to the Finnish word "pata" (pot, saucepan). |
| Finnish | The word vene also means veins or veins of a leaf or fin. |
| French | "Bateau" has several meanings, such as "small boat", "part of a bridge or dam", or "deck" in a theater. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "boat" can also refer to a specific type of traditional flat-bottomed boat used for fishing or transportation. |
| Galician | The word "barco" is derived from Latin "barca", ultimately from an Illyrian root *barc, meaning ship. |
| Georgian | The word ნავი is a cognate of the Iranian word *naw- and Armenian *nav- |
| German | The German word "Boot" also has the alternate meaning of "boot", as in footwear. |
| Greek | The word "σκάφος" originally meant "hollow" or "carved" and was used to describe a variety of objects, including boats, dishes, and even coffins. |
| Gujarati | "બોટ" is a homonym, meaning it has the same spelling but different meanings depending on context. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "bato" also means a boat's anchor |
| Hausa | The word 'jirgin ruwa' is derived from the Arabic word 'jurh', meaning 'small boat', and 'ruwa', meaning 'water'. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "moku" can also be used to refer to a district, a large land division, or a particular island. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "סִירָה" (pronounced "sirah") originally referred to a wooden structure that could float on water, and only later came to exclusively mean "boat". |
| Hindi | {"text": "The word "नाव" derives from the Sanskrit word "navah" meaning "new," and can also refer to a trough or channel."} |
| Hmong | The Hmong word 'nkoj' is likely a borrowing of the Khmer word for 'boat' (នាវ), which is itself derived from the Sanskrit word for 'ship' (नौ). |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word “hajó” derives from the Proto-Turkic “käbi” meaning “vessel” |
| Icelandic | "Bátur" shares its root with "batr," meaning a round wooden container, and is the origin of the Dutch word "boot," which also means boat. |
| Igbo | "Ụgbọ mmiri" (boat) is also used figuratively to mean a "means of transport" or "vehicle." |
| Indonesian | "Perahu" is also a common noun referring to a wooden canoe or small fishing boat in many Southeast Asian languages, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. |
| Irish | The word "bád" is also used figuratively in Irish to refer to a person's health or fortune. |
| Italian | The word "barca" is derived from the Latin word "barca" meaning "small boat". |
| Japanese | ボート (bōto) is a Japanese word derived from the Portuguese word “bote”, which originally meant a small boat. |
| Javanese | The word "prau" in Javanese can also refer to a type of traditional sailing vessel used in the archipelago, typically with a single mast and outrigger. |
| Kannada | "ದೋಣಿ" also means "a hollow or cavity within a body part" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "қайық" may also refer to a type of wooden bowl or bucket used in households. |
| Khmer | "ទូក" (boat) is also used to refer to a type of Cambodian longboat. |
| Korean | The word 보트 can also refer to a water-tight container for holding rice. |
| Kurdish | The word "qeyik" in Kurdish derives from the Persian word "qeyq" meaning "boat" or "rowboat". |
| Kyrgyz | The word "кайык" in Kyrgyz derives from the Old Turkic word "qaγïγ" meaning "to row". |
| Lao | The word ເຮືອ can also be used to refer to a particular type of boat used in Laos, the longboat. |
| Latin | The Latin word "navis" can also refer to a temple or a box or chest. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "laiva" is of Indo-European origin, related to the English word "ship" and the Sanskrit word "nava" meaning "boat." |
| Lithuanian | The word "valtis" possibly originates from the Indo-European root "welt" meaning "to turn" or "to roll". |
| Luxembourgish | Boor (boot) can also mean anger in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The word "брод" also means "ford" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | SAMBO also means "to sail" in Malagasy |
| Malay | "Perahu" is a loanword from Portuguese "parau", and a cognate of French "prou" and English "prow" |
| Malayalam | "ബോട്ട്" (boat) is cognate with "बोट" (boat) in Hindi and "नाव" (boat) in Marathi, all derived from Sanskrit "नौ" (nau), meaning "boat" or "vessel". |
| Maltese | This word comes from an Arabic word, daws, that also means boat and it is usually used to refer to rowing boats. |
| Maori | Poti can also refer to a receptacle or container, such as a basket or a pot. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "बोट" (boat) is also used to metaphorically refer to a person's hands or fingers. |
| Mongolian | The word "завь" is also used in Mongolian poetry to symbolize a traveler's longing for home or a distant land. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "လှေ" can also refer to a type of traditional Burmese boat used for fishing or transportation. |
| Nepali | The word "डु boat्गा" can also refer to a small, flat-bottomed boat used for crossing rivers or lakes. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "båt" is cognate with the English "boat" and the German "Boot", and can also refer to a container, box, or basket. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "bwato" can also refer to a canoe or a raft in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "بېړۍ" also refers to a large shallow dish or bowl, likely due to its resemblance to the shape of a boat. |
| Persian | The word "قایق" can also refer to a type of small sailboat used in traditional Persian fishing. |
| Polish | The Polish word 'łódź' also refers to the city of Łódź, the second-largest city in Poland. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Portuguese "barco" comes from the Late Latin "barcus" from the Old High German "barco" or "barcho" meaning "small boat". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਕਿਸ਼ਤੀ" in Punjabi is derived from the Sanskrit word "कष्ट" (kaṣṭa), meaning "wood" or "timber", and is also related to the Persian word "کشتی" (kishti), meaning "boat". |
| Romanian | The term "barcă" is thought to derive from the Celtic word "barca" meaning a small, narrow boat, similar to a canoe. |
| Russian | "Лодка" is cognate with "ладья" ("Ladya"), the name of a chess piece known in English as "rook" due to its resemblance to the tower of a castle. |
| Samoan | In Samoa, |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "bàta" may also refer to a vessel made of leather or rubber used to carry water or milk. |
| Serbian | The word "чамац" (boat) in Serbian is derived from the Hungarian word "csónak" (boat), which in turn is derived from the Slavic word "čoln" (boat). |
| Sesotho | Sesotho word 'sekepe' may derive from an extinct Khoisan language, where it means 'to float'. |
| Shona | The etymology of "igwa" is still contested and may derive from either a Bantu, Nama, or Khoi language. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ٻيڙي" can also mean "canoe" or "small boat." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "බෝට්ටුව" can also mean "a large, flat-bottomed boat used for transporting goods or passengers on rivers or canals" |
| Slovak | The word "čln" is related to the Czech word "člun" and the Proto-Slavic word "*čelno" meaning "forehead". |
| Slovenian | Its etymological origin is in the Late Latin word *colonus* which also meant "peasant", due to the fact that boats were often carved out of tree trunks. |
| Somali | The word "doon" in Somali can also refer to a river or stream. |
| Spanish | "Bote" originally referred to a type of small wooden container or leather bag. |
| Sundanese | The word "parahu" in Sundanese also refers to the body of a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar or a lute. |
| Swahili | Mashua, a type of boat used in the Indian Ocean, derives from the Arabic word 'mashuwa', meaning 'raft' or 'float'. |
| Swedish | The word "båt" likely comes from the Proto-Norse word "bátr", meaning "log" or "plank." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Bangka" can also mean a "fishing weir". |
| Tajik | The word "киштӣ" can also refer to a ship or a vessel. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "படகு" is also used to refer to a type of bird known as the "water hen". |
| Telugu | "పడవ" (boat) is derived from Proto-Dravidian word *paṭa 'canoe, boat, vessel', and may be cognate with the words for 'board', 'plank' and 'raft' in other Dravidian languages. |
| Thai | The word "เรือ" can also refer to a type of traditional Thai boat race. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "tekne" can also refer to a wooden tray or coffin. |
| Ukrainian | The word "човен" also means "hollow" in Ukrainian, likely due to boats typically having a hollowed-out interior. |
| Urdu | In Farsi, ''کشتی'' also refers to a wrestling tournament. |
| Uzbek | "Qayiq" is derived from the Persian word "ghaik", meaning "small boat". |
| Vietnamese | The word "thuyền" also refers to a type of Vietnamese folk music similar to a lullaby. |
| Welsh | Cwch can also be used figuratively for shelter or the human body, and is similar to the usage of 'coracle' in English. |
| Xhosa | The word "isikhephe" in Xhosa can also refer to a container used for storing liquids or small objects. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "shipel" also means "a small ship" in Old High German, but in Yiddish, it can also refer to a specific type of flat-bottomed boat used on the Vistula River. |
| Zulu | The word "isikebhe" can also refer to a canoe or other small boat used for fishing or transportation on water. |
| English | The word "boat" is derived from the Old English word "bāt" and is related to the Old Norse word "bátr" and the German word "Boot." |