Boom in Different Languages
Discover 'Boom' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Boom
Afrikaans boom | ||
Albanian bum | ||
Amharic ቡም | ||
Arabic فقاعة | ||
Armenian բում | ||
Assamese boom | ||
Aymara boom | ||
Azerbaijani partlama | ||
Bambara boom (boom) ye | ||
Basque boom | ||
Belarusian бум | ||
Bengali বুম | ||
Bhojpuri उछाल बा | ||
Bosnian bum | ||
Bulgarian бум | ||
Catalan auge | ||
Cebuano boom | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 繁荣 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 繁榮 | ||
Corsican boom | ||
Croatian bum | ||
Czech výložník | ||
Danish boom | ||
Dhivehi ބޫމް | ||
Dogri बूम | ||
Dutch boom | ||
English boom | ||
Esperanto eksplodo | ||
Estonian buum | ||
Ewe boom | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) boom | ||
Finnish puomi | ||
French boom | ||
Frisian boom | ||
Galician estrondo | ||
Georgian ბუმი | ||
German boom | ||
Greek κεραία | ||
Guarani boom rehegua | ||
Gujarati તેજી | ||
Haitian Creole boom | ||
Hausa albarku | ||
Hawaiian ʻōhū | ||
Hebrew בּוּם | ||
Hindi उछाल | ||
Hmong tawg | ||
Hungarian bumm | ||
Icelandic uppsveiflu | ||
Igbo boom | ||
Ilocano boom | ||
Indonesian ledakan | ||
Irish borradh | ||
Italian boom | ||
Japanese ブーム | ||
Javanese boom | ||
Kannada ಬೂಮ್ | ||
Kazakh бум | ||
Khmer ការរីកចំរើន | ||
Kinyarwanda boom | ||
Konkani बुम | ||
Korean 팔 | ||
Krio boom we dɛn kɔl boom | ||
Kurdish boom | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تەقینەوە | ||
Kyrgyz бум | ||
Lao ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວຢ່າງ | ||
Latin butio | ||
Latvian bums | ||
Lingala boom | ||
Lithuanian bumas | ||
Luganda boom | ||
Luxembourgish opschwong | ||
Macedonian бум | ||
Maithili बूम | ||
Malagasy boom | ||
Malay ledakan | ||
Malayalam കുതിച്ചുചാട്ടം | ||
Maltese boom | ||
Maori kotokoto | ||
Marathi भरभराट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯕꯨꯝ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo boom a ni | ||
Mongolian өсөлт | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) စန်း | ||
Nepali बूम | ||
Norwegian boom | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kukula | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବମ୍ | ||
Oromo boom jedhu | ||
Pashto بوم | ||
Persian رونق | ||
Polish bum | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estrondo | ||
Punjabi ਬੂਮ | ||
Quechua boom | ||
Romanian boom | ||
Russian бум | ||
Samoan paʻu | ||
Sanskrit बूम | ||
Scots Gaelic spionnadh | ||
Sepedi boom | ||
Serbian бум | ||
Sesotho boom | ||
Shona boom | ||
Sindhi بوءِ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උත්පාතය | ||
Slovak boom | ||
Slovenian bum | ||
Somali kor u kaca | ||
Spanish auge | ||
Sundanese booming | ||
Swahili kuongezeka | ||
Swedish bom | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) boom | ||
Tajik авҷ гирифтан | ||
Tamil ஏற்றம் | ||
Tatar күтәрелү | ||
Telugu బూమ్ | ||
Thai บูม | ||
Tigrinya ቡም ዝበሃል ምዃኑ’ዩ። | ||
Tsonga boom | ||
Turkish boom | ||
Turkmen gülläp ösmek | ||
Twi (Akan) boom | ||
Ukrainian бум | ||
Urdu بوم | ||
Uyghur گۈللىنىش | ||
Uzbek portlash | ||
Vietnamese bùng nổ | ||
Welsh ffyniant | ||
Xhosa ukugquma | ||
Yiddish בום | ||
Yoruba ariwo | ||
Zulu ukuqhuma |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "boom" also means "tree" in English. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "bum" can also refer to a small village or neighborhood. |
| Amharic | "ቡም" also refers to the sound of gunfire, thunder or a loud explosion. |
| Arabic | The word ' فقاعة' can also refer to an economic bubble, a period of rapid growth followed by a sharp decline. |
| Armenian | (Armenian) բում (boom) comes from the French word boum, meaning "a loud noise, explosion, or blast" |
| Azerbaijani | "Partlama" also means "explosion" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The Basque root "bum" is shared with "bumba" (in Basque "noise") which in turn shares its etymology with the English word "bomb" (explosive). Basque "bum-" is also related to the Greek word for "drum" (βομβος - bombos). |
| Belarusian | The word 'бум' ('boom') in Belarusian can also refer to a tree stump cut at ground level. |
| Bengali | In Bengali, the word "বুম" (boom) can also refer to a deep resonant sound. |
| Bosnian | The word 'bum' in Bosnian can also mean 'bummer' or 'disappointment'. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian "бум" originates from the Slavic stem "buhati" meaning "to thunder" and is cognate with "to beat, to strike". |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "auge" can also refer to the period of prosperity and development in a cycle. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "boom" can also refer to a low, resonant sound. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "繁荣" literally means "abundant stalks of rice," reflecting the importance of agriculture in ancient Chinese society. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 繁榮 is a Chinese word that means prosperity, flourish, or thrive. |
| Corsican | Corsican "boom" also means "small child". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "bum" has alternate meanings including "a lazy person" and "a person who lives on the streets." |
| Czech | The Czech word "výložník" can also refer to a projection or extension, such as a balcony or a storefront awning. |
| Danish | In Danish, "boom" can also refer to "a tree" or "a beam". |
| Dutch | In certain Dutch dialects, "boom" can also refer to a "stork" or a "tree". |
| Esperanto | The word "eksplodo" is taken from the Dutch word "exploderen". |
| Estonian | In Dutch, "boem" means "belly" or "tummy". |
| Finnish | "Puomi" also refers to a long wooden pole, a fence or even a gate. |
| French | In French, "boom" can also refer to a barrier or obstacle, such as a boom gate or a boom microphone. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "boom" can also refer to a large tree. |
| Galician | The Galician word "estrondo" also means "thunder" and "great noise". |
| Georgian | The word "ბუმი" has several meanings in Georgian, including "cotton", "wool", and "foam". |
| German | "Boom" (boom) is also a colloquial term in German that means chaos, tumult, or uproar. |
| Greek | The term κεραία (keraia) in Greek, meaning 'boom,' shares its etymology with the verb κέρας (keras), meaning 'horn,' and ultimately derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱer- 'to project, rise, grow.' |
| Gujarati | The word "तेजी" can also refer to "increase" or "sharp rise" in value or price, particularly in the context of financial markets. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole "boom" can also refer to the sound made by a drum, the sound of thunder, or a loud noise in general |
| Hausa | The word "albarku" can be used to mean "luck" or "blessing" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | 'Ōhū' is related to 'lū' (draw), 'puʻu' (hill, mound) and 'hū' (to pull). |
| Hebrew | The word 'בּוּם' can also refer to a 'puppet', 'doll', or a 'manikin' in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | In Hindi, 'उछाल' ('boom') can also refer to a sudden increase in prosperity or activity. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "tawg" is cognate with the Vietnamese word "đoàng" and the Thai word "ตึง" (teung), all of which are onomatopoeic words for the sound of an explosion. |
| Hungarian | "Bumm" in Hungarian also means "ass" or "bum" in English. |
| Icelandic | The word uppsveiflu originally meant a |
| Igbo | In Igbo, “boom” also means “to sprout” or “to germinate”. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "ledakan" ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word *laghu-khandana,* which means "breaking into fragments." |
| Irish | The word "borradh" can also mean "destruction," "ruin," or "disaster" in Irish. |
| Italian | The Italian word "boom" refers not only to a loud sound but also to a pole, rod, or beam, influenced by the French "bôme" and Dutch "boom". |
| Japanese | The word "ブーム" (boom) in Japanese has several other meanings, including "pole" and "microphone". |
| Javanese | "Boom" in Javanese also means "full of" or "overloaded". |
| Kannada | In Kannada, "ಬೂಮ್" can also mean "to speak excessively" or "to brag". |
| Kazakh | The word "бум" can also mean "echo" or "resounding noise" in Kazakh. |
| Korean | '팔' can also mean 'leg' or 'eight' in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The Sorani Kurdish word "boom" also means "a type of water buffalo found in marshes". |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, the word "бум" can also refer to a "noise" or a "crack". |
| Latin | The Latin word "BUTIO" not only means "boom" but also refers to a "heavy blow" or "stroke." |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "bums" refers not only to loud rumbling sounds, but also to a person who leads an idle or vagrant life. |
| Lithuanian | The word "bumas" can also refer to a large sheet of paper used for wrapping or printing. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Opschwong" is derived from the Middle High German word "aufschwunc" and originally meant "upward swing". |
| Macedonian | The word "бум" can also refer to a loud, booming sound or a period of rapid growth or prosperity. |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the verb `boom` is equivalent to the English word `to tell` but it can also indicate that someone "says so" |
| Malay | 'Ledakan' is derived from the Javanese word 'ledak' which means 'to explode' or 'to burst'. |
| Malayalam | "കുതിച്ചുചാട്ടം" is a Malayalam word that comes from the Sanskrit word "ghoshaha" meaning "noise" or "sound", and also refers to "the noise made by a drum". |
| Maltese | The word 'boom' ('boom') in Maltese can also refer to a type of boat |
| Maori | The word "kotokoto" can also refer to a bell or a gong. |
| Marathi | The phrase 'भरभराट' originally meant 'the growth of grains or plants,' or generally refers to a state of prosperity or a period of rapid economic improvement. |
| Mongolian | "Өсөлт" can also refer to the act of "growing" or "increasing." |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "boom" in English has many different meanings, including a sudden increase in popularity, a loud noise, and a long, heavy beam. |
| Nepali | The word "बूम" in Nepali can also mean "an increase in volume or activity" or "a period of great prosperity or success". |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "boom" can also mean "to grow rapidly" or "to thunder". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kukula" can also refer to a "thunderclap" or a "cannon shot" in Nyanja (Chichewa). |
| Pashto | The word "بوم" (boom) in Pashto can also refer to the sound of a cannon or the act of firing a gun. |
| Persian | رونق also means "flourishing" in Persian. |
| Polish | "Bum" is also a colloquial word for a tramp in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Estrondo" comes from the old Portuguese word "estrunir" (to make a noise) and is related to the Latin word "strepere" (to make a noise). |
| Punjabi | The word "ਬੂਮ" ("boom") in Punjabi also means "a large, deep sound". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "boom" also means "tree trunk" or "log". |
| Russian | The word "бум" (boom) in Russian can also mean "a state of rapid growth or development, especially in the economy or industry." |
| Samoan | The word "paʻu" in Samoan can also refer to a skirt or cloth worn around the waist. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "spionnadh" derives from the Old Gaelic word "spion", a small tree |
| Serbian | The word "бум" in Serbian can also refer to a person who is loud and boisterous. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word "boom" can also refer to a type of tree or a fence. |
| Shona | In Shona, "boom" is a noun meaning "a deep rumbling sound" and can also refer to "a large tree". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "بوءِ" "boom" is derived from the Persian word "بوم" "owl", referring to the bird's characteristic hooting sound. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | "උත්පාතය" is a Sinhala word that originally meant a sudden calamity, but is now also used to refer to a boom in business or the economy. |
| Slovak | This word can also mean a stork or a heron, and a type of boat with a sail. |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "bum" can also mean "bum" as in "a person who does not have a regular job or home". |
| Somali | The word "kor u kaca" can also refer to a gunshot or an explosion. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, the word "auge" can also refer to a person's height or peak of prosperity. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "booming" or "boom" can also mean "prosperous". |
| Swahili | Kuongezeka can refer to the act of increasing, growing, or expanding in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, 'bom' can also refer to a bar or a rod, and has a secondary meaning of being empty or lacking something. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Boom" can also be used as a noun to refer to a large, deep gong, or in the phrase "boom-boom" to refer to a heartbeat. |
| Tajik | The verb “avǐƒ giriftan” comes from the Persian word “awǐz giriftan”, with “avǐz” (ǐƻ in Farsi Cyrillic) meaning “few”, hence “to have less”, “to experience a reduction”. In colloquial Persian, it also means “to get lost”. In Tajik, the word often denotes “to reduce”, “to come down” in price, but it can also mean “to become cheaper” (i.e. to experience a reduction in price); the latter is semantically similar to the Persian connotation, though it refers to a reduction in cost rather than quantity. |
| Tamil | ஏற்றம் (ēRram) is also used in Tamil to refer to a type of traditional musical instrument, specifically a single-headed drum used in folk performances. |
| Telugu | The word "boom" in Telugu can also refer to a tube or a pipe. |
| Thai | The word "บูม" (boom) in Thai is derived from Persian word "بوم" (bum) meaning "owl", and may also refer to a sound resembling that of an owl's hoot, a cannon's blast, or a period of economic prosperity. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "boom" is not just an onomatopoeia, it can also refer to the "abundance" of something. |
| Ukrainian | The word "бум" (boom) in Ukrainian also means "rapid development" or "upsurge". |
| Urdu | The word "بوم" can also refer to a kind of owl in Hindustani. |
| Uzbek | "Portlash" (boom) originates from the Old Uzbek word "portla", meaning "to jump" or "to explode." |
| Vietnamese | The alternate meaning for ''bùng nổ'' is the sudden increase in popularity, wealth or size (thịnh vượng đột xuất).'' |
| Welsh | Ffyniant can also mean "the act of thriving" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "ukugquma" also means "to knock down" or "to destroy" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "בום" can also mean "grandmother" or "aunt." |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "ariwo" can also refer to public disorder or noisy disturbance. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, ukuqhuma also means to come out of the closet or to reveal a secret. |
| English | Boom's etymology derives from either the Dutch or Frisian word 'bom' meaning tree or beam. |