Boot in Different Languages
Discover 'Boot' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Boot
Afrikaans stewel | ||
Albanian çizme | ||
Amharic ቡት | ||
Arabic حذاء طويل | ||
Armenian բեռնախցիկ | ||
Assamese বুটজোতা | ||
Aymara wuta | ||
Azerbaijani açılış | ||
Bambara ka faga ka mɛnɛ | ||
Basque bota | ||
Belarusian загрузка | ||
Bengali বুট | ||
Bhojpuri जूता | ||
Bosnian boot | ||
Bulgarian зареждане | ||
Catalan arrencada | ||
Cebuano boot | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 开机 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 開機 | ||
Corsican boot | ||
Croatian čizma | ||
Czech boot | ||
Danish støvle | ||
Dhivehi ބޫޓް | ||
Dogri जूत | ||
Dutch laars | ||
English boot | ||
Esperanto ekŝargi | ||
Estonian saabas | ||
Ewe afɔkpa | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) boot | ||
Finnish saapas | ||
French démarrage | ||
Frisian boot | ||
Galician arranque | ||
Georgian ჩექმა | ||
German booten | ||
Greek μπότα | ||
Guarani pyrehegua | ||
Gujarati બુટ | ||
Haitian Creole bòt | ||
Hausa taya | ||
Hawaiian kīpaku | ||
Hebrew מַגָף | ||
Hindi बीओओटी | ||
Hmong khau raj | ||
Hungarian csomagtartó | ||
Icelandic stígvél | ||
Igbo buut | ||
Ilocano botas | ||
Indonesian boot | ||
Irish tosaithe | ||
Italian stivale | ||
Japanese ブート | ||
Javanese boot | ||
Kannada ಬೂಟ್ | ||
Kazakh етік | ||
Khmer ចាប់ផ្ដើម | ||
Kinyarwanda boot | ||
Konkani बूट | ||
Korean 신병 | ||
Krio sus | ||
Kurdish baxaj | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) پووت | ||
Kyrgyz жүктөө | ||
Lao ໃສ່ເກີບ | ||
Latin booz | ||
Latvian zābaks | ||
Lingala bote | ||
Lithuanian bagažinė | ||
Luganda buutu | ||
Luxembourgish booten | ||
Macedonian подигање | ||
Maithili जूता | ||
Malagasy kiraro | ||
Malay but | ||
Malayalam ബൂട്ട് | ||
Maltese ibbutjar | ||
Maori pūtu | ||
Marathi बूट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ | ||
Mizo pheikhawk rawngsang | ||
Mongolian ачаалах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) boot | ||
Nepali बुट | ||
Norwegian støvel | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) nsapato | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବୁଟ କରନ୍ତୁ | ||
Oromo kophee ol dheeraa | ||
Pashto بوټ | ||
Persian چکمه | ||
Polish bagażnik | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) bota | ||
Punjabi ਬੂਟ | ||
Quechua qallariy | ||
Romanian cizmă | ||
Russian ботинок | ||
Samoan seevae | ||
Sanskrit पादत्राण | ||
Scots Gaelic bròg | ||
Sepedi putu | ||
Serbian чизма | ||
Sesotho boot | ||
Shona bhuti | ||
Sindhi بوٽ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ඇරඹුම් | ||
Slovak topánka | ||
Slovenian zagon | ||
Somali kabaha | ||
Spanish bota | ||
Sundanese sapatu bot | ||
Swahili buti | ||
Swedish känga | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) boot | ||
Tajik мӯза | ||
Tamil துவக்க | ||
Tatar ботинка | ||
Telugu బూట్ | ||
Thai บูต | ||
Tigrinya ጫማ | ||
Tsonga butsu | ||
Turkish çizme | ||
Turkmen boot | ||
Twi (Akan) mpaboa | ||
Ukrainian завантаження | ||
Urdu بوٹ | ||
Uyghur boot | ||
Uzbek yuklash | ||
Vietnamese khởi động | ||
Welsh cist | ||
Xhosa ukuqalelisa | ||
Yiddish שטיוול | ||
Yoruba bata | ||
Zulu ebhuthini |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'stewel' is cognate with the Dutch word 'stevel', which can also mean 'stirrup'. |
| Albanian | "Çizme" comes from Ottoman Turkish "çisme" and also means sock. |
| Amharic | The word "ቡት" can also be used to refer to the lower part of a traditional dress. |
| Arabic | "حذاء طويل" means "a long shoe", and it may refer to a boot, or a sock. |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "açılış" is a borrowing from the Russian word "открытие" which also means "discovery" and is ultimately derived from the Indo-European root *per- "to pierce, open, uncover". |
| Basque | The Basque word "bota" can also refer to a type of wineskin or flask made from animal skin. |
| Belarusian | The word "загрузка" in Belarusian can also refer to the process of loading data or software into a computer system. |
| Bengali | "বুট" শব্দটির আদি অর্থ "দ্রুত ও জোরালো জুতো"। |
| Bosnian | The word 'boot' in Bosnian (čizma) can also refer to a type of leather pouch worn around the waist. |
| Bulgarian | In Bulgarian, "зареждане" can also refer to charging a device or loading something. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "arrencada" can also refer to a hasty departure. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "boot" can also mean "to kick" or "to stomp". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 开机 can also mean 'power on', as in the power button on a computer or an outlet, as in 'please turn on the power' (请开机). |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "開機" (boot) can also mean "turn on" or "start" in Chinese. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "butu" also means "goal" in football. |
| Croatian | The word "čizma" is also used to refer to a type of traditional Croatian folk dance from the region of Baranja, typically performed by women. |
| Czech | In Czech, "bota" (boot) can also mean a "shoe" or a "footwear". |
| Danish | "Støvle" comes from Old Norse "stófill", a kind of legging with the foot attached. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "laars" originates from the Old French word "lacier", meaning "to lace up". |
| Esperanto | The word "ekŝargi" is thought to be derived from the German word "Stiefel" ("boot"). |
| Estonian | The word "saabas" in Estonian comes from the German word "Stiefel" and also means "boot" in Finnish. |
| Finnish | The word "saapas" in Finnish is most likely derived from Low German word "zapel" or similar word in Dutch referring to a type of shoe. |
| French | "Démarrage" also means "starting up" in French, like a computer or engine. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "boot" can also refer to a type of boat. |
| Galician | The word "arranque" in Galician has various meanings, including "boot", "start", and "impulse". |
| Georgian | Georgian ჩექმა (“boot”) may derive from the Armenian chakhmakh (“flint, steel”), as the word’s earliest usage referred to the stiff leather boots worn by Armenian cavalry. |
| German | In German, the word "booten" also refers to a process of removing a cast from an injured body part. |
| Greek | Μπότα is also known as a slang word for "foot" or "shoe". |
| Gujarati | In Gujarati, "બુટ" (boot) can also refer to a "boat" or "raft", reflecting its amphibious origins and use in the maritime context. |
| Haitian Creole | "Bòt" derives from French "botte" (boot) but can also refer to the boot of a computer or car. |
| Hausa | In Hausa, 'taya' can also refer to a type of traditional foot covering similar to a sandal. |
| Hawaiian | Kīpaku, a Hawaiian word for "boot," also refers to a leg injury caused by a fall, likely due to the similarity in the shape of the injured leg and a boot. |
| Hebrew | The word "מַגָף" (boot) in Hebrew also means "epidemic". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "बीओओटी" (boot) has the alternate meaning of "motorcycle". |
| Hmong | In Hmong, the word "khau raj" also refers to the foot covering worn by horses or other animals. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "csomagtartó" has two meanings, it can also refer to the trunk of a car. |
| Icelandic | The word "stígvél" comes from the Old Norse word "stígvél", which meant "stirrup". |
| Igbo | The word "buut" also means "gun" in some dialects of Igbo. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "boot" also refers to a type of traditional wooden clogs typically worn by farmers. |
| Irish | In Irish, 'tosaithe' can also be used to refer to a shoe or footwear in general. |
| Italian | "Stivale" also refers geographically to Italy (shaped as a boot) or, archaically, to the mainland Europe as distinct from the British islands. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "ブート" (boot) can also refer to a prohibited or unauthorized copy of copyrighted material, derived from the verb "bootleg". |
| Javanese | The word "boot" in Javanese (bathik) also means "batik cloth" or "batik pattern". |
| Kannada | The word "ಬೂಟ್" ("boot") in Kannada can also refer to a type of wooden vessel used to churn buttermilk or to a type of large, deep-bottomed cooking pot. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "етік" also means "footwear", and can be used in a broader sense than just boots, including slippers or sandals. |
| Korean | "신병" can also mean "newly enlisted soldier" or "recruit". |
| Kurdish | The word "baxaj" is thought to derive from the Persian word "pajak", meaning "foot-cover" or "shoe". |
| Kyrgyz | "Жүктөө" can also mean "to download" or "to load" something. |
| Lao | In classical Lao, this word could also mean 'to wear shoes'. |
| Latin | The name "Booz" ("boot") possibly derives from the word "botis," or "bottle." |
| Latvian | "Zābaki" is not only a word which means "boot" in Latvian, It is also a type of folk dance from the Latgale region (Latvian: Latgales dancis). |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "bagažinė" also refers to a luggage compartment in a vehicle. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "booten" not only means "boot" but also "boat" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "подигање" literally means "raising", and is also used to refer to the act of withdrawing money from an ATM. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "Kiraro" originally meant "sandals" and is related to the Indonesian word "keris" meaning "dagger". |
| Malay | It was also once used to indicate a type of cloth shoe but is now almost obsolete. |
| Malayalam | The word "boot" in Malayalam can also refer to a kick or a kind of small boat. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "ibbutjar" derives from the English word "boot" and also refers to the trunk of a car. |
| Maori | The Māori word "pūtu" can also refer to a small cave or hole in the ground. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, 'बूट' can also mean a 'kick' or a 'blow' with the foot. |
| Mongolian | The word "ачаалах" (boot) can also refer to a "footwear with raised or thickened sole used to play soccer". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | In the Burmese language, 'boot' can also refer to a traditional footwear known as 'hnyat pyan'. |
| Nepali | The word "बुट" can also refer to a type of plant known as a "Buddhist Pine". |
| Norwegian | The word støvel can also refer to a person who is clumsy or slow-moving, or a type of dance performed by men. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some African countries such as Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, "nssapato" is the equivalent word of "shoe." |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "بوټ" (boot) also refers to a type of low-cut boot that is often worn by women. |
| Persian | The word "چکمه" (boot) in Persian originates from the Turkish word "çizme" or the Russian word "сапоги" (sapogi), both meaning "boot". |
| Polish | "Bagażnik" can also mean "luggage rack" or "baggage compartment" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word 'bota' can also refer to a 'flask' or a 'tank' used in the production of wine. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਬੂਟ" (boot) can also refer to a type of plant or a measurement of length. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "cizmă" originates from the Turkish word "çizme" (meaning "boot"), but can also refer to a type of traditional Romanian footwear. |
| Russian | The word "ботинок" (boot) derives from the French word "botte", which in turn comes from the Latin word "butta" meaning "leather flask". |
| Samoan | The Samoan word 'seevae' also means 'footwear' and 'shoe'. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "bròg" in Scots Gaelic can refer to either a shoe or a boot, with variations in spelling indicating regional and historical differences. |
| Serbian | The word "чизма" in Serbian likely derives from the Persian word "чесмет", meaning "fountain." |
| Sesotho | The word "boot" in Sesotho is a homonym that can also refer to a type of traditional footwear similar to sandals. |
| Shona | The Shona word 'bhuti' can also mean 'wealth' or 'possessions'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "بوٽ" (boot) is also used to refer to a type of small boat. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The term ඇරඹුම් also refers to the initial stages of any endeavor such as starting a new project or commencing a new job. |
| Slovak | In Czech, the word "topánka" means "shoe" or "slipper". |
| Slovenian | Slovenian word "zagon" is borrowed from Proto-Germanic as "skōhaz" and refers to the protective covering for the feet and ankles used in walking. |
| Somali | The word "kabaha" can also refer to the leg or foot, in addition to its main meaning as "boot". |
| Spanish | The word "bota" is used to refer to a leather wineskin in addition to footwear. |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "sapatu bot" is an example of a loanword, having been adopted into the language from the Dutch language. |
| Swahili | Buti can also refer to the part of an elephant's leg that connects the hoof to the body, or a type of dance popular in Tanzania. |
| Swedish | The word "känga" can also refer to a beating or a punishment in Swedish slang. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "bota" can also refer to a type of traditional Filipino footwear made from leather or other materials. |
| Tajik | The word "мӯза" is derived from the Persian word "موز", meaning "sock" or "leg covering". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "துவக்க" can also be used to refer to the first stage of something or the beginning of a period of time. |
| Thai | The word "บูต" (boot) has multiple meanings in Thai, including "shoe with high tops", "foot", "trunk of a car", and "computer startup process" |
| Turkish | The word "çizme" originally referred to a type of leather boot worn by nomadic Turkic tribes. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word "завантаження" can also refer to the process of loading a computer program into memory. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "بوٹ" is derived from the English word "boot" and can also mean "foot" or "kick" in some contexts. |
| Uzbek | The word "yuklash" can also refer to the process of adding fuel to a vehicle. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "khởi động" can also mean "to start up" or "to initialize" a computer system. |
| Welsh | The term 'cist' is derived from the Middle Welsh term 'cistd' or the Medieval Latin 'cista', both of which mean 'box' and the word 'boot' entered into the vocabulary due to the shape resemblance. |
| Xhosa | The word "ukuqalelisa" in Xhosa can also refer to the act of giving someone a lift in a vehicle, particularly if the distance is short. |
| Yiddish | Yiddish "שטיוול" comes from the German word "Stiefel" and also means "boot" in Russian. |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'bata', which primarily means 'boot', can also refer to 'shoes', 'sandals', or even 'footwear' generally. |
| Zulu | The word 'ebhuthini' in Zulu is derived from the Afrikaans word 'boot', which refers to a type of footwear. |
| English | The word "boot" can also refer to the act of kicking or the area of a car where the engine is stored. |