Bone in Different Languages
Discover 'Bone' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Bone
Afrikaans been | ||
Albanian kocka | ||
Amharic አጥንት | ||
Arabic عظم | ||
Armenian ոսկոր | ||
Assamese হাড় | ||
Aymara ch'akha | ||
Azerbaijani sümük | ||
Bambara kolo | ||
Basque hezurra | ||
Belarusian костка | ||
Bengali হাড় | ||
Bhojpuri हड्डी | ||
Bosnian kost | ||
Bulgarian костен | ||
Catalan os | ||
Cebuano bukog | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 骨 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 骨 | ||
Corsican ossu | ||
Croatian kost | ||
Czech kost | ||
Danish knogle | ||
Dhivehi ކަށި | ||
Dogri हड्डी | ||
Dutch bot | ||
English bone | ||
Esperanto osto | ||
Estonian luu | ||
Ewe ƒu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) buto | ||
Finnish luu | ||
French os | ||
Frisian bonke | ||
Galician óso | ||
Georgian ძვალი | ||
German knochen | ||
Greek οστό | ||
Guarani kangue | ||
Gujarati હાડકું | ||
Haitian Creole zo | ||
Hausa kashi | ||
Hawaiian iwi | ||
Hebrew עֶצֶם | ||
Hindi हड्डी | ||
Hmong pob txha | ||
Hungarian csont | ||
Icelandic bein | ||
Igbo ọkpụkpụ | ||
Ilocano tulang | ||
Indonesian tulang | ||
Irish cnámh | ||
Italian osso | ||
Japanese 骨 | ||
Javanese balung | ||
Kannada ಮೂಳೆ | ||
Kazakh сүйек | ||
Khmer ឆ្អឹង | ||
Kinyarwanda igufwa | ||
Konkani हाड | ||
Korean 뼈 | ||
Krio bon | ||
Kurdish hestî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ئێسک | ||
Kyrgyz сөөк | ||
Lao ກະດູກ | ||
Latin os | ||
Latvian kauls | ||
Lingala mokuwa | ||
Lithuanian kaulas | ||
Luganda eggumba | ||
Luxembourgish schanken | ||
Macedonian коска | ||
Maithili हड्डी | ||
Malagasy taolana | ||
Malay tulang | ||
Malayalam അസ്ഥി | ||
Maltese għadam | ||
Maori kōiwi | ||
Marathi हाड | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯔꯨ | ||
Mizo ruh | ||
Mongolian яс | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အရိုး | ||
Nepali हड्डी | ||
Norwegian bein | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) fupa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ହାଡ | ||
Oromo lafee | ||
Pashto هډوکي | ||
Persian استخوان | ||
Polish kość | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) osso | ||
Punjabi ਹੱਡੀ | ||
Quechua tullu | ||
Romanian os | ||
Russian кость | ||
Samoan ponaivi | ||
Sanskrit अस्थि | ||
Scots Gaelic cnàmh | ||
Sepedi lerapo | ||
Serbian кост | ||
Sesotho lesapo | ||
Shona pfupa | ||
Sindhi هڏو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) අස්ථි | ||
Slovak kosť | ||
Slovenian kosti | ||
Somali laf | ||
Spanish hueso | ||
Sundanese tulang | ||
Swahili mfupa | ||
Swedish ben | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) buto | ||
Tajik устухон | ||
Tamil எலும்பு | ||
Tatar сөяк | ||
Telugu ఎముక | ||
Thai กระดูก | ||
Tigrinya ዓፅሚ | ||
Tsonga rhambu | ||
Turkish kemik | ||
Turkmen süňk | ||
Twi (Akan) dompe | ||
Ukrainian кістка | ||
Urdu ہڈی | ||
Uyghur سۆڭەك | ||
Uzbek suyak | ||
Vietnamese xương | ||
Welsh asgwrn | ||
Xhosa ithambo | ||
Yiddish ביין | ||
Yoruba egungun | ||
Zulu ithambo |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, "been" can also refer to a person's leg or thigh, or to the bone of a cooked animal. |
| Albanian | In the Shkodran dialect the Albanian word “ kockë “ (head) derives ultimately from the Latin (capitea). |
| Amharic | The word "አጥንት" (bone) can also be used to refer to the arm (forearm and lower arm) or leg (shinbone). |
| Arabic | The word "عظم" can also refer to dignity, glory, or importance. |
| Armenian | The word "ոսկոր" in Armenian, while meaning "bone," also derives from the word "ոսկի," meaning "gold," due to the perceived preciousness of bones in ancient Armenian culture. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "sümük" also refers to a type of bone marrow in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The word "hezurra" (bone) in Basque also refers to a small piece of wood used for lighting fires. |
| Belarusian | In Belarusian, "костка" can also mean a small bone or a dice. |
| Bengali | In older Bengali, 'haḍ' meant both 'bone' and 'body', and 'haḍḍi' meant 'small bone'. |
| Bosnian | The word "kost" can also mean "suit" or "costume" in Bosnian. |
| Bulgarian | The word "костен" (bone) in Bulgarian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "kostь", meaning "bone" or "skeleton". |
| Catalan | Catalan "os" is derived from Latin "os" (bone), but also means "door" or "mouth" (in anatomical contexts). |
| Cebuano | Bukog may also refer to a kind of hard lump in the flesh. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, the character "骨" also refers to courage, strength, and resilience. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character "骨" can also mean "backbone" or "essence". |
| Corsican | In Corsican, in addition to "bone", "ossu" can mean "strong". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word 'kost' (bone) shares roots with words for 'taste,' 'try,' and 'sample,' as the ancients believed bones held flavors. |
| Czech | The Czech word "kost" can also refer to a pile of bones or a bone structure. |
| Danish | The word "knogle" can also refer to a type of hard candy or a type of tree knot. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "bot" can also refer to a fishing boat, a wooden pole, or a part of a horse's harness. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "osto" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂ost- meaning "bone" or "stone", related to Latin "os" (bone) and Ancient Greek "ὀστέον" (osteon, bone). |
| Estonian | The word "luu" in Estonian can also refer to a "small island" or a "heap of grain". |
| Finnish | The word "luu" in Finnish derives from the Proto-Finnic root "∗luwe" or "∗low̆e", which also meant "snow" or "ice". |
| French | The French word "os" evolved from Latin "ossum" ("bone"), but it is also homophonous with "aux" ("to the"), a contraction of "à les" ("to the"). |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "bonke" could be a cognate with the German word "Bein", which also means "bone". |
| Galician | The word "óso" also means "bear" in Galician, related to the Latin word "ursus". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word ძვალი also means 'skeleton' and 'corpus' (of a text). |
| German | The German word "Knochen" is derived from the Proto-Germanic *knōkaną, meaning "knot" or "joint," and is related to the English word "knuckle." |
| Greek | In Ancient Greek, the term "οστό" (bone) also denotes the hardness or strength of a substance, as in "οστό του σίδερου" (strength of iron). |
| Gujarati | The word "હાડકું" can also refer to the framework of a building or a person's stature. |
| Haitian Creole | The word 'zo' is also used in Haitian Creole to refer to the skeleton, a musical instrument made from a dried gourd, or a type of voodoo doll. |
| Hausa | "Kashi" is a Hausa word with various meanings, including "skeleton," "frame," and "foundation" |
| Hawaiian | "Iwi" also means "people" or "nation" in Hawaiian, referring to the shared ancestral bones of a group. |
| Hebrew | עֶצֶם is related to the Hebrew roots ע-צ-ם which can mean "essence" or "strength" |
| Hindi | The word "हड्डी" ("bone") in Hindi is derived from the Sanskrit word "अस्थि" ("asthi"), which also means "framework" or "support." |
| Hmong | "Pob txha" in Hmong refers to both "bone" and "skeleton". |
| Hungarian | The word "csont" also means "core" or "essence" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "bein" also refers to a person's leg or thigh. |
| Igbo | "Ọkpụkpụ" in Igbo can also refer to the backbone or spine of a person or animal. |
| Indonesian | The word "tulang" in Indonesian can also refer to the support or mainstay of something. |
| Irish | The Irish word "cnámh" is cognate with the Latin word "os" and the English word "bone", ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₃ostéh₂m. |
| Italian | In ancient Rome, "osso" referred to the bones of animals used for divination. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, "骨" can also refer to "frame" (e.g. of a building) or one's "inner strength" or "determination". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word for |
| Kannada | "ಮೂಳೆ" can also mean "backbone" or "pillar" in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "сүйек" not only means "bone", but also "skeleton", "framework", and "foundation." |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ឆ្អឹង" can also refer to a person's backbone or their lineage. |
| Korean | The term originates from the Late Sino-Korean '骨' referring to bones. |
| Kurdish | The word "hestî" also means "existence" in Kurdish, reflecting the interconnectedness of the body and the essence of being. |
| Kyrgyz | In some dialects, the word "сөөк" can also refer to a stick or a club. |
| Lao | The Lao word ກະດູກ has the alternate meaning of "backbone," figuratively referring to someone who is relied upon for support. |
| Latin | In anatomy, "os" refers to a bone, whereas in chemistry, it refers to the element osmium (Os). |
| Latvian | In the ancient Indian mythology, kauls (bones) are believed to contain a vital substance called soma. |
| Lithuanian | The word "kaulas" in Lithuanian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kost-," which also gives rise to the English word "bone". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Schanken" not only means "bone", but also refers to a "leg" or "shank" of meat. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "коска" is derived from Proto-Slavic "kostь", cognate with Latin "costa" (rib) and Greek "ὀστέον" (bone). |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "taolana" is also used to refer to the ridge of a mountain or the spine of a person or animal. |
| Malay | The Malay word "tulang" also refers to the structural framework of a building or the support beams of a bridge. |
| Malayalam | The word "അസ്ഥി" is also used in Malayalam to refer to "wealth" or "property". |
| Maltese | Maltese "għadam" is akin to Arabic "'idām", used in the plural to denote food in Yemen, and also "adūm", a type of wood. |
| Maori | The word "kōiwi" in Māori also refers to the ancestors or the dead. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word "हाड" (bone) also refers to a "support" or "pillar." |
| Mongolian | The word 'яс' ('bone') in Mongolian is also used to mean 'skeleton' or 'structure' |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In some contexts, အရိုး can refer to the main component or central element of something, rather than literally bone. |
| Nepali | In Nepali, the word 'हड्डी' also means 'determination' or 'strength' |
| Norwegian | The Old Norse word "bein" also refers to the path of an animal while it's moving through snow. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "fupa" in Nyanja can also refer to a person's stomach or belly, particularly when it is protruding. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word “həḍōki” (“هډوکي”) comes from Proto-Indo-European |
| Persian | Historically, استخوان often meant "pillar" and was used for the "backbone; cornerstone" or "structure". |
| Polish | The word "kość" in Polish can also refer to a dice or a seed of a fruit. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese 'osso' comes from Latin 'ossum' and is synonymous with 'obstinacy' |
| Punjabi | The word "ਹੱਡੀ" in Punjabi has an alternate meaning of "a very thin person or animal". |
| Romanian | "Os" also means "army" in Romanian, probably from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "strong" or "vigorous." |
| Russian | 'Кость' also has the archaic meanings of 'stake', 'arrow', and 'scepter'. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "ponaivi" can also mean "support" or "strength". |
| Scots Gaelic | "Cnàmh" also means "meal" in Scots Gaelic, especially meat or fish meal used as a bait for fishing. |
| Serbian | The word 'кость' ('bone') in Serbian is also used to refer to the core, essence, or foundation of something. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "lesapo" can also refer to a type of traditional musical instrument made from the bone of an antelope |
| Shona | "Pfupa" is also used to refer to the bony part of the fruit such as the stone of a mango or plum. |
| Sindhi | It is related to the Sanskrit word अस्थि (asthi), which also means "bone". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The Sinhala word "අස්ථි" can also be used to refer to a Buddhist relic, specifically the bodily remains of a Buddha. |
| Slovak | "Kosť" also means "dice" in Slovak. In the past, dice were often made of bone. |
| Slovenian | "Kost" is also the name given to the dice used in the "primitia" and "kostanje" games. |
| Somali | "Laf" is also used figuratively to refer to a person's physical strength or support. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "hueso" can also refer to the seed of a fruit, the nucleus of an atom, or a playing card suit. |
| Sundanese | "Tulang" can also mean "pillar" in Sundanese, referring to the supporting structure of a roof. |
| Swahili | The word "mfupa" in Swahili can also refer to the frame of something, such as a bed or a chair. |
| Swedish | Swedish "ben" can also be the accusative masculine form of "den" ("the") or the accusative plural of "det" ("it"). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "buto" also means "seed" and "kernel". |
| Tajik | The word "устухон" also means "pillar" or "column" in Tajik, reflecting the importance of bones as structural supports in the body. |
| Tamil | The word “எலும்பு” (“bone”) in Tamil is also used to describe someone with no strength or courage. |
| Telugu | "ఎముక" is also used to refer to a person's backbone (both literally and figuratively), such as when referring to a person's courage or sense of duty. |
| Thai | The word "กระดูก" (bone) also refers to the "backbone" that supports moral values, while "กระดูกแข็ง" (stiff bone) means "unyielding". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, kemik ('bone') derives from Proto-Turkic ('kämäg'); it has a cognate in Tungusic ('hemek'). |
| Ukrainian | The word "кістка" in Ukrainian also refers to the core or kernel of something, such as the core of a fruit or the kernel of a computer program. |
| Urdu | The word "ہڈی" is thought to derive from the Proto-Indo-Iranian form "*asti-," meaning bone or foundation. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "suyak" also has the alternate meaning of "joint". |
| Vietnamese | "Xương" also means "to bear something" or "to be the main part of something". |
| Welsh | The word "asgwrn" is also used figuratively to mean "courage" or "strength" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "ithambo" also means "ancestral spirit" in Xhosa, highlighting the cultural significance of bones in the community. |
| Yiddish | Also means "pain" or "sorrow" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | Egúngún (masked figure), a word sharing the same root as egungun (bone), is often represented by a wooden sculpture with elaborate cloth covering and may be decorated with egungun (bone) relics. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, 'ithambo' also refers to a 'divination bone' or a 'bone in a dice game'. |
| English | In anatomy, a bone is a hard tissue that forms part of the skeleton. The word "bone" also can refer to a piece of material shaped like a bone, such as a wishbone or a backbone. |