Climb in Different Languages
Discover 'Climb' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Climb
Afrikaans klim | ||
Albanian ngjitem | ||
Amharic መውጣት | ||
Arabic تسلق | ||
Armenian բարձրանալ | ||
Assamese বগোৱা | ||
Aymara wayllunk'uña | ||
Azerbaijani dırmaşmaq | ||
Bambara ka yɛlɛ | ||
Basque igoera | ||
Belarusian падняцца | ||
Bengali আরোহণ | ||
Bhojpuri चढ़ाई | ||
Bosnian uspon | ||
Bulgarian изкачвам се | ||
Catalan escalar | ||
Cebuano pagsaka | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 爬 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 爬 | ||
Corsican cullà | ||
Croatian penjati se | ||
Czech šplhat | ||
Danish klatre | ||
Dhivehi އެރުން | ||
Dogri चढ़ना | ||
Dutch beklimmen | ||
English climb | ||
Esperanto grimpi | ||
Estonian ronima | ||
Ewe lia dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) umakyat | ||
Finnish kiivetä | ||
French montée | ||
Frisian klimme | ||
Galician subir | ||
Georgian ასვლა | ||
German steigen | ||
Greek αναρρίχηση | ||
Guarani jejupi | ||
Gujarati ચ .ી | ||
Haitian Creole monte | ||
Hausa hau | ||
Hawaiian piʻi aʻe | ||
Hebrew לְטַפֵּס | ||
Hindi चढना | ||
Hmong nce | ||
Hungarian mászik | ||
Icelandic klifra | ||
Igbo rịgoro | ||
Ilocano umuli | ||
Indonesian mendaki | ||
Irish tóg | ||
Italian scalata | ||
Japanese 登る | ||
Javanese menek | ||
Kannada ಏರಲು | ||
Kazakh көтерілу | ||
Khmer ឡើង | ||
Kinyarwanda kuzamuka | ||
Konkani चडप | ||
Korean 상승 | ||
Krio klem | ||
Kurdish rapelikandin | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرکەوتن | ||
Kyrgyz чыгуу | ||
Lao ຂຶ້ນ | ||
Latin scandunt | ||
Latvian kāpt | ||
Lingala komata | ||
Lithuanian lipti | ||
Luganda okulinnya | ||
Luxembourgish klammen | ||
Macedonian искачување | ||
Maithili चढ़नाइ | ||
Malagasy miakatra | ||
Malay memanjat | ||
Malayalam കയറുക | ||
Maltese jitilgħu | ||
Maori piki | ||
Marathi चढणे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯥꯕ | ||
Mizo lawn | ||
Mongolian авирах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တက်ပါ | ||
Nepali चढाई | ||
Norwegian klatre | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kukwera | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚଢିବା | ||
Oromo yaabuu | ||
Pashto ختل | ||
Persian بالا رفتن | ||
Polish wspinać się | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) escalar | ||
Punjabi ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾ | ||
Quechua wichay | ||
Romanian a urca | ||
Russian подняться | ||
Samoan aʻe | ||
Sanskrit रोहति | ||
Scots Gaelic sreap | ||
Sepedi namela | ||
Serbian попети се | ||
Sesotho hloella | ||
Shona kwira | ||
Sindhi چڙهڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) නගින්න | ||
Slovak vyliezť | ||
Slovenian vzpon | ||
Somali fuulid | ||
Spanish escalada | ||
Sundanese nanjak | ||
Swahili kupanda | ||
Swedish klättra | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) umakyat | ||
Tajik баромадан | ||
Tamil ஏறு | ||
Tatar менү | ||
Telugu ఎక్కడం | ||
Thai ปีน | ||
Tigrinya ደይብ | ||
Tsonga khandziya | ||
Turkish tırmanış | ||
Turkmen dyrmaşmak | ||
Twi (Akan) foro | ||
Ukrainian підйом | ||
Urdu چڑھنا | ||
Uyghur يامىشىش | ||
Uzbek ko'tarilish | ||
Vietnamese leo | ||
Welsh dringo | ||
Xhosa khwela | ||
Yiddish קריכן | ||
Yoruba ngun | ||
Zulu khuphuka |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "klim" can also refer to a hill or mountain slope. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "ngjitem" also means "to rise" and "to ascend". |
| Amharic | "መውጣት" can also mean to step down from a vehicle such as a bus or car. |
| Arabic | The word 'تسلق' is derived from 'سَلَفَ', meaning to precede or ascend. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "dırmaşmaq" is a derivative of the Turkic root "tır" which means "to rise" and is related to the Proto-Turkic verb "dır" which means "to rise, climb". |
| Basque | The word 'igoera' can also refer to an exit, passage, or opening. |
| Belarusian | The word "падняцца" also means "to rise", "to lift", or "to go up" |
| Bengali | আরোহণ (orohon) is derived from the Sanskrit word "aruha" meaning "to mount or ascend". |
| Bosnian | The word 'uspon' is cognate with the Latin word 'super' and the Old Church Slavonic word 'vъzdъti', all of which mean 'to raise' or 'to lift up'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "изкачвам се" can also refer to the act of ascending a social or economic ladder, or to the gradual accumulation of knowledge or skills. |
| Catalan | The verb "escalar" in Catalan can also mean "to scale" in English, such as when scaling a fish. |
| Cebuano | Pagsaka in Cebuano is often confused with 'paksaka' ("to climb with great difficulty") that shares the same pronunciation but different spelling; the latter is associated with effort and hardship. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "爬" can also mean "to crawl" or "to creep", indicating movement close to the ground. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "爬", when repeated twice in sequence (as "爬爬"), can also refer to reptiles, such as snakes or lizards. |
| Corsican | The word "cullà" comes from the Latin "collum" (neck), and can also mean "pass" or "slope" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word "penjati se" in Croatian can also mean "to ascend" or "to go up". |
| Czech | The Czech word "šplhat" also refers to a type of gymnastic exercise in which a rope is climbed using the hands and feet. |
| Danish | The word 'klatre' also means 'to grapple' or 'to struggle', and is derived from the Old Norse word 'klāðra', which had a similar meaning. |
| Dutch | "Klimmen" is derived from the Old Dutch word "klimban," meaning "to rise up". |
| Esperanto | The word "grimpi" derives from the Latin "gradus" (step, grade) and originally meant to ascend with difficulty. |
| Estonian | The word "ronima" can also refer to "creeping" or "crawling". |
| Finnish | "Kiivetä" is a Finnish word related to "kävellä" (walk) and "kulku" (movement), indicating a connection between climbing and locomotion. |
| French | The word 'montée' can also refer to a staircase, a slope, or a small hill. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "klimme" also refers to climbing plants and means "to cling to" in the sense of holding onto something with the hands. |
| Galician | In Galician, "subir" comes from Latin "superire" meaning "exceed" or "surmount" and can also refer to climbing up or going against the current of a river. |
| Georgian | "ასვლა" in Georgian can also refer to "going upstream" and "ascending a scale or hierarchy". |
| German | "Steigen" is also used in the sense of "to increase" (e.g. "die Preise steigen" = "the prices are rising"). |
| Greek | The Greek word "αναρρίχηση" comes from the verb "αναρριχώμαι," which means "to climb up" or "to ascend," and is also associated with the concept of "conquering" or "reaching the summit". |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ચ .ી" can also refer to the act of climbing up a tree. |
| Haitian Creole | Monte in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word 'monter', meaning to ascent or rise. |
| Hausa | "Hau" also means "to grow taller" (of plants). |
| Hawaiian | The word "piʻi aʻe" (climb) in Hawaiian literally means "to go up". |
| Hebrew | The word also has the alternate meanings "to ascend," "to rise," "to mount," and "to go up." |
| Hindi | "चढना" derives from the Sanskrit word "चर्ध्" meaning "to grow, ascend, or attach"} |
| Hmong | The word "nce" can also mean "to go up to a house on stilts" or "to go upstairs". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "mászik" ("climb") also means "creeps" or "crawls". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "klifra" comes from the Old Norse word "klifra," which also means "to cut" or "to split." |
| Igbo | "Rịgoro" can also mean "to lift". Its diminutive form "rigọro" means "to hop". |
| Indonesian | The root word of _mendaki_ is the Malay word _daki_, meaning 'to rise up' or 'to ascend'. |
| Irish | The Irish word "tóg" also refers to a "lifting up," or the act of carrying someone on your shoulder. |
| Italian | "Scalata" originally meant "ladder" and still has this meaning when used to describe siege warfare. |
| Japanese | 登る can also mean "to advance" in the context of social status or rank. |
| Javanese | The word "menek" can also mean 'ascend' in the context of social status or rank. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಏರಲು" is also used to refer to "mounting", "ascending", or "getting onto" something, such as a horse or vehicle. |
| Kazakh | "Көтерілу" can also be used to refer to a rise in something abstract, like the price or the temperature. |
| Khmer | The word ឡើង 'climb' can also mean to increase, ascend, advance, board, mount, get on. |
| Korean | "상승" is also used to refer to the act of a politician or celebrity gaining popularity or influence. |
| Kurdish | "Rapelikandin" derives from "rapê" "road, way." as well as "kandin" "go", meaning both "to climb" and "take the road." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "чыгуу" can also mean "to go or get out"} |
| Lao | The Lao word "ຂຶ້ນ" (climb) originated from the Proto-Tai word "*khəːŋ", which also meant "up", "ascend", and "high". |
| Latin | Scandunt also means "ascend" or "mount" in Latin, and is related to the word "scala" (ladder) |
| Latvian | "Kāpt" not only means "climb" but also "increase" in Latvian. |
| Lithuanian | The word "lipti" is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leip- ("to stick"), which is also the source of the English word "leap". |
| Luxembourgish | The word 'klammen' may have originated from the Middle High German 'klieben', meaning 'to cleave'. |
| Macedonian | The word "искачување" also has a figurative meaning, referring to an unexpected and sudden event. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word 'miakatra' is a cognate of the Indonesian 'naik', 'to go up'. |
| Malay | The Malay word "memanjat" not only means to climb, but also to ascend, scale, or mount. |
| Malayalam | The word "കയറുക" in Malayalam also means to "mount" or "ascend". |
| Maltese | The verb "jitilgħu" is derived from the Arabic word "ṭalaʕa", meaning "to ascend". |
| Maori | The Maori word "piki" also means "to rise" or "to ascend". |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "चढणे" can also refer to the act of ascending a social hierarchy or gaining power. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "авирах" can also mean "to ascend" or "to go up". |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "တက်ပါ" is the imperative form of the verb "တက်" (taik), which means "to go up" or "to ascend". It can also be used in a figurative sense, such as "to climb the social ladder". |
| Nepali | "चढाई" is a noun derived from the verb "चढ्नु," which means "to ascend," "to mount," "to ride," or "to increase." |
| Norwegian | "Klatre" can be traced back to a Proto-Indo-European root that also gave rise to the Sanskrit word "krand" (leap). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kukwera" can be used to mean "to go up" or "to rise" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Persian, the word “ختل” also means “cheat” or “deception” |
| Persian | The Persian word "بالا رفتن" also means "to advance or to progress." |
| Polish | The Polish word for "climb" "wspinać się" originally meant "to rise" and is related to the word "wysoki" (high). |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The verb "escalar" in Portuguese is also used in a slang context to mean "to chat" or "to flirt". |
| Punjabi | ਚੜ੍ਹਨਾ can also refer to boarding a vehicle, getting on a horse, or applying cosmetics to the face. |
| Romanian | "a urca" comes from the Latin verb "*ascendere*" with the same meaning |
| Russian | The Russian word "подняться" can also mean "to ascend" or "to rise". |
| Samoan | The verb "aʻe" also means "to be above" when used to describe a person who is on top. |
| Scots Gaelic | The verb 'sreap' also means 'to creep, crawl', or 'to sneak'. |
| Serbian | The verb "попети се" derives from the Proto-Slavic root *рьр-t-, meaning "to creep, to crawl". |
| Sesotho | The word "hloella" can also mean "to ascend" or "to go up". |
| Shona | The word 'kwira' in Shona can also mean 'to crawl' or 'to move on all fours'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word چڙهڻ originates from the Sanskrit word "char" meaning to rise or ascend. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | Its synonym, "නගින්න" (climb), also means "to emerge," "to go up," "to rise," "to ascend," and "to rise to a higher level or position." |
| Slovak | The verb 'vyliezť' is related to the word 'liezť' ('crawl') and can also mean 'to emerge' or 'to get out'. |
| Slovenian | The word 'vzpon' is derived from the Proto-Slavic root *vъzpǫti ('ascent'), and is related to the Russian word 'voskhod' ('sunrise'). |
| Somali | The word "fuulid" also means "to ascend" or "to mount" in Somali. |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "escalada" has also been used in the contexts of escalation and military conflict. |
| Sundanese | Although it means 'to climb', 'nanjak' is also used figuratively to refer to a person who is ambitious. |
| Swahili | The root of Kupanda (climb) is panda, meaning 'to spread out', suggesting the horizontal and vertical movement involved in climbing. |
| Swedish | The Swedish verb "klättra" is derived from the old Norse word "klaftra"," meaning "to climb" or "to grapple". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The term "umakyat" also referred to moving to a higher social level. |
| Tajik | The word "баромадан" may be related to the Persian word "baromadadن" meaning "to rise" or "to climb". |
| Telugu | The word "ఎక్కడం" ("climb") also means "to board a vehicle" in Telugu. |
| Thai | "ปีน" (pronounced "peen") is the Thai word for "climb." It also shares its pronunciation and a similar meaning with "บิน" (pronounced "bin"), the Thai word for "fly." |
| Turkish | Tırmanış also refers to an Ottoman musical style. |
| Ukrainian | "Підйом" in Ukrainian can also mean "awakening", "rise", or "ascent" |
| Urdu | چڑھنا can also mean to 'attach' or 'hang' onto something, or to 'mount' or 'sit' on something. |
| Uzbek | Ko'tarilish derives from 'ko'tarish' (to lift) with the suffix '-ish' (to become). |
| Vietnamese | The word "leo" can also refer to a kind of climbing tree found in the northern region of Vietnam called "cây leo". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'dringo' has an alternative meaning relating to the shape of the letter 'c' |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word "khwela" can also refer to "to get on or into a vehicle or on a horse, boat, carriage, etc." |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "קריכן" (climb) is related to the German word "kriechen" (crawl, creep). |
| Yoruba | "Ngùn" also means "to be arrogant", and has the alternate spelling "ngunnu" |
| Zulu | The word 'khuphuka' has an additional meaning of 'to ascend' in Zulu. |
| English | The English word "climb" comes from the Old English word "climban," meaning "to ascend," and is related to the German word "klimmen," meaning "to climb." |