Fishing in Different Languages
Discover 'Fishing' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Fishing
Afrikaans visvang | ||
Albanian peshkimi | ||
Amharic ማጥመድ | ||
Arabic صيد السمك | ||
Armenian ձկնորսություն | ||
Assamese মাছ ধৰা | ||
Aymara challwa katur saraña | ||
Azerbaijani balıqçılıq | ||
Bambara mɔni | ||
Basque arrantza | ||
Belarusian рыбалка | ||
Bengali মাছ ধরা | ||
Bhojpuri मछरी मारे के बा | ||
Bosnian ribolov | ||
Bulgarian риболов | ||
Catalan pescar | ||
Cebuano pagpangisda | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 钓鱼 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 釣魚 | ||
Corsican pesca | ||
Croatian ribarstvo | ||
Czech rybolov | ||
Danish fiskeri | ||
Dhivehi މަސްވެރިކަން | ||
Dogri मछी पकड़ना | ||
Dutch vissen | ||
English fishing | ||
Esperanto fiŝkaptado | ||
Estonian kalapüük | ||
Ewe tɔƒodede | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pangingisda | ||
Finnish kalastus | ||
French pêche | ||
Frisian fiskje | ||
Galician pesca | ||
Georgian თევზაობა | ||
German angeln | ||
Greek αλιεία | ||
Guarani pirakutu | ||
Gujarati માછીમારી | ||
Haitian Creole lapèch | ||
Hausa kamun kifi | ||
Hawaiian lawaiʻa | ||
Hebrew דיג | ||
Hindi मछली पकड़ने | ||
Hmong nuv ntses | ||
Hungarian halászat | ||
Icelandic veiði | ||
Igbo ịkụ azụ | ||
Ilocano panagkalap | ||
Indonesian penangkapan ikan | ||
Irish iascaireacht | ||
Italian pesca | ||
Japanese 釣り | ||
Javanese mancing | ||
Kannada ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ | ||
Kazakh балық аулау | ||
Khmer នេសាទ | ||
Kinyarwanda kuroba | ||
Konkani नुस्तें मारप | ||
Korean 어업 | ||
Krio fɔ fishin | ||
Kurdish masîvanî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) ڕاوەماسی | ||
Kyrgyz балык уулоо | ||
Lao ການຫາປາ | ||
Latin piscantur | ||
Latvian makšķerēšana | ||
Lingala koboma mbisi | ||
Lithuanian žvejyba | ||
Luganda okuvuba | ||
Luxembourgish fëscherei | ||
Macedonian риболов | ||
Maithili माछ मारब | ||
Malagasy fanjonoana | ||
Malay memancing | ||
Malayalam മീൻപിടുത്തം | ||
Maltese sajd | ||
Maori hī ika | ||
Marathi मासेमारी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯉꯥ ꯐꯥꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo sangha man | ||
Mongolian загас барих | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ငါးဖမ်းခြင်း | ||
Nepali माछा मार्नु | ||
Norwegian fiske | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kusodza | ||
Odia (Oriya) ମାଛ ଧରିବା | | ||
Oromo qurxummii qabuu | ||
Pashto کب نیول | ||
Persian ماهیگیری | ||
Polish wędkarstwo | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) pescaria | ||
Punjabi ਫੜਨ | ||
Quechua challwakuy | ||
Romanian pescuit | ||
Russian ловит рыбу | ||
Samoan fagota | ||
Sanskrit मत्स्यपालनम् | ||
Scots Gaelic iasgach | ||
Sepedi go rea dihlapi | ||
Serbian риболов | ||
Sesotho ho tšoasa litlhapi | ||
Shona hove | ||
Sindhi مڇي مارڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) මාඵ ඇල්ලීම | ||
Slovak rybolov | ||
Slovenian ribolov | ||
Somali kalluumaysiga | ||
Spanish pescar | ||
Sundanese mancing | ||
Swahili uvuvi | ||
Swedish fiske | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pangingisda | ||
Tajik моҳидорӣ | ||
Tamil மீன்பிடித்தல் | ||
Tatar балык тоту | ||
Telugu ఫిషింగ్ | ||
Thai ตกปลา | ||
Tigrinya ምግፋፍ ዓሳ | ||
Tsonga ku phasa tinhlampfi | ||
Turkish balık tutma | ||
Turkmen balyk tutmak | ||
Twi (Akan) mpataayi | ||
Ukrainian риболовля | ||
Urdu ماہی گیری | ||
Uyghur بېلىق تۇتۇش | ||
Uzbek baliq ovlash | ||
Vietnamese đánh bắt cá | ||
Welsh pysgota | ||
Xhosa ukuloba | ||
Yiddish פישערייַ | ||
Yoruba ipeja | ||
Zulu ukudoba |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Visvang is derived from Middle Dutch "visschen vangen" (catching fish) and Old Dutch "vissfang" (catching fish). |
| Albanian | The word "peshkimi" in Albanian is derived from the verb "peshkoj" which also means "to catch fish", "to fish". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ማጥመድ" (fishing) also means "to catch" or "to seize". |
| Arabic | The term "صيد السمك" can refer to both catching fish and hunting wild animals. |
| Azerbaijani | The term comes from the Turkic word 'balıq', meaning 'fish', and '-çılıq', meaning 'the act of'. |
| Basque | The word "arrantza" derives from the Proto-Basque root "*arrant" and originally meant "to hunt" or "to catch". |
| Belarusian | The word "рыбалка" can also refer to a fishing rod, a fishing net, or a fishing boat. |
| Bengali | In Bengali, "মাছ ধরা" (mats dhoro) can also mean to "catch" or "trap" something, not just fish. |
| Bosnian | "Ribolov" shares the same root word as the Russian word "рыболов" (rybolov), where "рыба" (ryba) means "fish" and "лов" (lov) means "catch" or "hunt." |
| Bulgarian | "Риболов" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*ryba", meaning "fish", and the suffix "-лов", meaning "catching". |
| Catalan | The word "pescar" in Catalan originally derived from the Latin word "piscari" and also refers to harvesting or extracting from the ground. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "pagpangisda" can be literally translated to mean "fishing with a net" or "trapping fish." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 钓鱼 (diào yú) originally referred to 'baiting' or 'luring,' before it came to mean 'fishing' specifically. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The character 釣 can also mean 'to hang', and is seen in the word 弔唁, meaning 'to express condolences' |
| Corsican | In addition to its meaning as "fishing", "pesca" can also mean "hunt" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | Ribarstvo's etymology derives from the Slavic word 'riba', meaning 'fish' and the suffix '-arstvo', indicating an occupation, profession, or activity. |
| Czech | The term "rybolov" also applies to the industry and science of fishing. |
| Danish | The Danish word "fiskeri" comes from the Old Norse word "fiski", which means "to catch fish". |
| Dutch | "Vissen" in Dutch also means "to dream" or "to hope". |
| Esperanto | Fiŝkaptado is also used to refer to the sport of angling, especially for recreation or competition. |
| Estonian | "Kalapüük" comes from "kala" ("fish") and "püük" ("to hunt; to catch"), meaning literally "fish hunt". In the past, the word was also used as shorthand for recreational fishing. |
| Finnish | The word "kalastus" also means "disruption" or "a disturbance" in Finnish. |
| French | The word "pêche" in French can also refer to a kind of fruit, the peach. |
| Frisian | "Fiskje" in Frisian can also refer to a small fish or a fishing trip. |
| Galician | The word "pesca" in Galician also refers to the "pesca de altura", a type of professional fishing in the open sea. |
| Georgian | In the Kartvelian language Laz, თევზაობა (tevazoba) means "fishery". The term is also used in Georgian in this sense. |
| German | The word 'Angeln' in German also refers to the historical region of Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein. |
| Greek | In modern Greek "αλιεία" (alicia) refers to sea fishing and it is not synonymous with "θηραμα". "Θήραμα" (thirama) is applied to hunting while "αλιεία" (alicia) is associated with the sea. |
| Gujarati | "માછીમારી" is also used to refer to a specific type of net used for fishing in Gujarati. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "lapèch" can also refer to the fish caught while fishing. |
| Hausa | The word "kamun kifi" is a combination of the words "kamun" and "kifi", which mean "catch" and "fish" respectively. |
| Hawaiian | 'Lawai'a' in Hawaiian can also refer to a specific fishing method involving a large net held upright by poles. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "דיג" (fishing) is thought to be derived from the Akkadian word "dīku", which means "to net" or "to ensnare", suggesting its ancient origins in the practice of netting fish. |
| Hindi | The word 'मछली पकड़ने' ('machli pakadne') is derived from the Sanskrit word 'matsyagraha', which literally means 'catching fish' or 'fishing'. |
| Hmong | The word "nuv ntses" can also mean "to hunt" or "to trap" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | Halászat, the Hungarian word for fishing, originates from the Proto-Germanic word *haila, meaning 'health'. Originally, halászat signified a type of healthy food, rather than the specific activity of catching fish. |
| Icelandic | Veiði can also refer to a flock of sheep or a herd of cattle when grazing. |
| Igbo | The word "ịkụ azụ" in the Igbo language can also refer to the act of "chasing or pursuing" something. |
| Indonesian | The word "penangkapan ikan" can also refer to the act of catching criminals or suspects. |
| Irish | The Irish word 'iascaireacht' can also refer to a 'fishing net', a 'fisherman's occupation', or the 'fishing right' |
| Italian | "Pesca" can also mean "harvest" or "crop" in Italian. |
| Japanese | "釣り" is also used in the expressions "嘘をつく" (to tell a lie) and "からかう" (to tease)" |
| Kannada | The word "ಮೀನುಗಾರಿಕೆ" can also refer to the process of catching fish for food or other purposes. |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "балық аулау" also refers to the process of hunting seals in the Caspian Sea. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "នេសាទ" (fishing) also means "hunter" in Sanskrit. |
| Korean | The Korean word "어업" (eo-eop) originally referred to the industry of catching whales. |
| Kurdish | "Masîvanî" is the Kurdish word for "fishing" and may derive from the Middle Persian "masîgav" (meaning "fish" and "fishhook") rather than from the Proto-Indo-European word "*pisk-os" (meaning "fish") that is the origin of most words for "fish" in Europe and the Indian subcontinent. |
| Lao | The word "ການຫາປາ" can also refer to the process of searching for or obtaining something difficult to find. |
| Latin | Piscantur can also mean 'to seek or catch something', as in 'piscari gloriam', meaning 'to seek glory'. |
| Latvian | The word "makšķerēšana" is derived from the Old Prussian word "maskara", meaning "lure". |
| Lithuanian | The word "žvejyba" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵʰei- "to catch, grab, seize" which is also the root for the word "žvejas" (fisherman) in Lithuanian. |
| Macedonian | "Риболов" derives from the Slavic root *ryba, "fish". Its alternate meaning is "fish stock" (a collection of fish in a body of water). |
| Malagasy | The word "fanjonoana" derives from the words "fano" (to catch) and "trondro" (fish), indicating the specific act of catching fish. |
| Malay | The word 'memancing' in Malay comes from the word 'mancing' which means to 'hook' or to 'lure'. |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word 'മീൻപിടുത്തം' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'मत्स्यबन्धन' (matsya-bandhana), which means 'fastening fish'. In addition to its literal meaning of 'fishing', the word can also be used figuratively to refer to the act of trapping or ensnaring someone. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "sajd" (fishing) is likely derived from the Arabic word "sayd" (hunting), via the Norman French word "seigne" (seine). |
| Maori | It can also refer to seafaring, hunting, or food gathering involving water. |
| Marathi | The root word "matsyamarika" means "of fishes and water sports" in Sanskrit. |
| Mongolian | The word "загас барих" literally means "to grab fish" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The Burmese word for fishing, "nga pham chin," also refers to the act of hunting fish rather than catching them with a hook and line. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "माछा मार्नु" can also mean "to hunt", especially in traditional and religious contexts. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word «fiske» can also mean «a small amount of food». |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kusodza" in Nyanja can also mean "to search" or "to investigate". |
| Pashto | The word کب نیول is derived from the verb نیول (to fish), which is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ney- (to weave). |
| Persian | "ماهیگیری" is also used colloquially to mean "profiting from or exploiting a situation or person". |
| Polish | The word "wędkarstwo" in Polish originated from the word "wędka" meaning "fishing rod" and is used to describe the activity of fishing as a sport or recreation. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "pescaria" in Portuguese derives from the Latin "piscarius," meaning belonging to fish or fishing. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਫੜਨ" can also mean "catching something with hands" or "getting hold of something". |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "pescuit" also has the meaning of "profit", potentially coming from a Medieval Latin word "piscatum", meaning "harvest" or "profit". |
| Russian | The Russian word for fishing, "ловит рыбу", also means "to catch fish". |
| Samoan | Fagota in Samoan can also mean "fishhook" or "fish trap". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "iasgach" derives from the Old Irish "iascach" and the Proto-Celtic "es-k(o)" meaning "of fish". |
| Serbian | The word "риболов" in Serbian comes from the Old Slavic word "*ryba", meaning "fish". |
| Shona | The word "hove" in Shona can also mean "to hunt" or "to chase". |
| Sindhi | The word "مڇي مارڻ" in Sindhi can also refer to the act of hunting or killing fish, rather than simply catching them. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, "මාඵ ඇල්ලීම" doesn't only mean "fishing" but also refers to a game played by children where they attempt to catch each other's hands while singing a rhyme. |
| Slovak | "Rybolov" is a term used in Slovak to refer to both recreational and commercial fishing practices. |
| Slovenian | The word 'ribolov' is derived from the Slavic root 'ryb' meaning 'to catch fish' |
| Somali | The Somali word "kalluumaysiga" can also refer to the act of catching marine animals for food or other purposes. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "pescar" has its roots in Latin "piscari," meaning "to catch fish," and in Portuguese "pescar," meaning "to fish." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "mancing" can refer to both "fishing" and "flirting". |
| Swahili | Uvuvi in Swahili is derived from the Proto-Bantu word *bubi, likely meaning "to hunt, to catch, to capture". |
| Swedish | The word "fiske" also means "a fish market" and is derived from the Old Norse word "fiskr" meaning "fish". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Pangingisda" can also mean "fishery" in scientific context, or the art of fishing in general. |
| Tajik | The word "моҳидорӣ" in Tajik can also mean "fishing gear" or "fishery". |
| Tamil | The word "மீன்பிடித்தல்" can also refer to the act of catching fish in a net or by hand. |
| Telugu | In Telugu, 'ఫిషింగ్' (fishing) can also refer to a type of online fraud where personal information is collected through deceptive emails or websites. |
| Thai | The word "ตกปลา" also means "to fall into a trap" or "to be caught" in Thai. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "Balık tutma" means "to fish", coming from the noun "balık" (fish) and the verb "tutmak" (to hold or catch). |
| Ukrainian | The word "риболовля" is derived from the Old Slavonic word "рыба", meaning "fish", and the suffix "-ловля", which indicates an action or process. |
| Urdu | In Persian, ماهی گیری may also refer to a type of embroidery, while in Arabic, it can mean astrology or astronomy. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "baliq ovlash" can also refer to "whale hunting", reflecting the Turkic origins of the Uzbek language. |
| Vietnamese | The term "đánh bắt cá" in Vietnamese can also refer to a form of gambling known as "fishing for crabs". |
| Welsh | The word 'pysgota' may originate from the Old Welsh term 'pysc' for 'fish,' and is related to the Latin verb 'piscari,' meaning 'to fish.' |
| Xhosa | The word "ukuloba" in Xhosa comes from the Proto-Bantu word "-loba", meaning "to catch" or "to seize". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "פישערייַ" ("fishing") derives from the German "Fischerei" and also refers to the "fishing industry". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word 'ipeja' can also loosely translate to 'a place of waiting with intent', reflecting the patience required throughout the fishing process. |
| Zulu | 'Ukudoba' is a Zulu word that can also mean 'to hunt' or 'to pursue'. |
| English | The word "fishing" can also refer to the process of searching for or attempting to obtain something, such as information or opportunities. |