Golf in Different Languages
Discover 'Golf' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Golf
Afrikaans gholf | ||
Albanian golf | ||
Amharic ጎልፍ | ||
Arabic جولف | ||
Armenian գոլֆ | ||
Assamese গলফ | ||
Aymara golf anatt’aña | ||
Azerbaijani qolf | ||
Bambara gɔlf | ||
Basque golfa | ||
Belarusian гольф | ||
Bengali গল্ফ | ||
Bhojpuri गोल्फ के खेलल जाला | ||
Bosnian golf | ||
Bulgarian голф | ||
Catalan golf | ||
Cebuano golf | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 高尔夫球 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 高爾夫球 | ||
Corsican golf | ||
Croatian golf | ||
Czech golf | ||
Danish golf | ||
Dhivehi ގޯލްފް ކުޅެވޭނެ އެވެ | ||
Dogri गोल्फ दा खेल | ||
Dutch golf | ||
English golf | ||
Esperanto golfo | ||
Estonian golf | ||
Ewe golf ƒoƒo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) golf | ||
Finnish golf | ||
French le golf | ||
Frisian golf | ||
Galician golf | ||
Georgian გოლფის | ||
German golf | ||
Greek γκολφ | ||
Guarani golf rehegua | ||
Gujarati ગોલ્ફ | ||
Haitian Creole gòlf | ||
Hausa golf | ||
Hawaiian kolepa | ||
Hebrew גוֹלף | ||
Hindi गोल्फ़ | ||
Hmong kev ntaus golf | ||
Hungarian golf | ||
Icelandic golf | ||
Igbo goolu | ||
Ilocano golf | ||
Indonesian golf | ||
Irish galf | ||
Italian golf | ||
Japanese ゴルフ | ||
Javanese golf | ||
Kannada ಗಾಲ್ಫ್ | ||
Kazakh гольф | ||
Khmer វាយកូនហ្គោល | ||
Kinyarwanda golf | ||
Konkani गोल्फ खेळटात | ||
Korean 골프 | ||
Krio golf | ||
Kurdish gûlf | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گۆڵف | ||
Kyrgyz гольф | ||
Lao ກgolfອບ | ||
Latin golf | ||
Latvian golfs | ||
Lingala golf | ||
Lithuanian golfas | ||
Luganda golf | ||
Luxembourgish golf | ||
Macedonian голф | ||
Maithili गोल्फ | ||
Malagasy golf | ||
Malay golf | ||
Malayalam ഗോൾഫ് | ||
Maltese golf | ||
Maori korowhaa | ||
Marathi गोल्फ | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯒꯜꯐꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo golf khelh a ni | ||
Mongolian гольф | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂေါက်သီး | ||
Nepali गल्फ | ||
Norwegian golf | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) gofu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗଲ୍ଫ | ||
Oromo goolfii | ||
Pashto ګالف | ||
Persian گلف | ||
Polish golf | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) golfe | ||
Punjabi ਗੋਲਫ | ||
Quechua golf nisqa pukllay | ||
Romanian golf | ||
Russian гольф | ||
Samoan tapolo | ||
Sanskrit गोल्फ् | ||
Scots Gaelic goilf | ||
Sepedi kolofo ya kolofo | ||
Serbian голф | ||
Sesotho kolofo | ||
Shona gorofu | ||
Sindhi گولف | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ගොල්ෆ් | ||
Slovak golf | ||
Slovenian golf | ||
Somali golf | ||
Spanish golf | ||
Sundanese golf | ||
Swahili gofu | ||
Swedish golf | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) golf | ||
Tajik голф | ||
Tamil கோல்ஃப் | ||
Tatar гольф | ||
Telugu గోల్ఫ్ | ||
Thai กอล์ฟ | ||
Tigrinya ጎልፍ | ||
Tsonga golf | ||
Turkish golf | ||
Turkmen golf | ||
Twi (Akan) golf a wɔbɔ | ||
Ukrainian гольф | ||
Urdu گولف | ||
Uyghur گولف | ||
Uzbek golf | ||
Vietnamese golf | ||
Welsh golff | ||
Xhosa igalufa | ||
Yiddish גאָלף | ||
Yoruba golfu | ||
Zulu igalofu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Gholf" in Afrikaans, meaning golf, originates from the Dutch word "kolf" meaning "club" or "bat". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word for golf is "golf", a loanword from the Scots language. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, the word "ጎልፍ" comes from the English word "golf" and is used to refer to the sport. |
| Arabic | يُحتمل اشتقاق كلمة "جولف" في العربية من الكلمة الاسكتلندية "gowf"، التي تعني "ضرب كرة بالمضرب." |
| Armenian | The word "գոլֆ" (golf) is derived from the Flemish word "kolf" meaning "club" and refers to the ancient game of "kolf" which was played in Netherlands during the Middle Ages. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, “qolf” is also used to describe a type of traditional Azerbaijani wrestling. |
| Basque | The Basque word golfa also means 'hollow' or 'dent', originating from Proto-Basque *golba 'hole' |
| Bengali | The word "গল্ফ" comes from the Dutch word "kolf", meaning "club". |
| Bosnian | "Golf" is also a shortened form of "Golgotha," the place of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. |
| Bulgarian | В българския език думата „голф“ означава и вид спорт, и морски залив. |
| Catalan | El término "golf" también se utiliza coloquialmente en catalán para referirse a un conjunto de objetos sin valor o de poca importancia. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 高尔夫球的英文单词"golf"源自15世纪苏格兰语单词"gowf"，意为"击球游戏"。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 高爾夫球（golf）原意為「用木棍打球」， 源自荷蘭語「kolf」 |
| Corsican | The word "golf" is not used in Corsican. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, "golf" (pronounced "golf") is a colloquial term used for a large stick or pole, often employed for recreational activities such as walking or hiking. |
| Czech | In Czech, "golf" also means "a large needle". |
| Danish | Golf means "hole" in Dutch and derives from the Dutch "kolf" meaning "club". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "golf" can also refer to a large bay or gulf. |
| Esperanto | "Golfo" also means a large bay in Spanish and a type of Venetian boat. |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "golf" also refers to a type of traditional Estonian round dance. |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "golf" also refers to a type of berry-picking basket. |
| French | In French, 'le golf' can also refer to a large inlet with a narrow entrance, as in 'le Golfe du Lion'. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "golf" also refers to green areas in general. |
| Georgian | In Georgian, the word "გოლფის" ("golfisi") can also refer to a narrow strait or passage of water. |
| German | In German, the word "Golf" can also refer to a type of fabric with a waffle-like texture. |
| Greek | The word "γκολφ" (golf) in Greek can also refer to a "cove" or "bay". |
| Gujarati | Golf may be derived from the Middle Dutch word “kolf” or “colf,” meaning to strike with a club, or from the Scottish word “golve,” meaning to strike with a stick. |
| Haitian Creole | The Haitian Creole word "gòlf" is derived from the English word "golf" and has the same meaning in both languages. |
| Hausa | The word "golf" is derived from the Dutch word "kolf", which means "club". |
| Hawaiian | Kolepa, meaning "to club" or "to strike," was adopted to describe the game of golf in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | המונח "גולף" נגזר ככל הנראה מהמילה ההולנדית"kolf" או מהמילה הסקוטית"gowf" שמשמעותן "מקל". |
| Hindi | The origin of 'गोल्फ़' is likely 'goff' or 'gouff', an old Dutch term for 'club'. |
| Hmong | The word "kev ntaus golf" literally means "playing with a ball on grass" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "golf" can also mean "scam" or "cheating". |
| Icelandic | In Icelandic, "golf" can also refer to a flat, grassy area used for grazing livestock, similar to a meadow or pasture. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, the word "goolu" also means "to play, to gamble, or to cheat." |
| Indonesian | The word "golf" is derived from the Dutch word "kolf", meaning "club" or "stick", and originally referred to a game played with a stick and ball. |
| Irish | The word "galf" in Irish may also refer to a pole or stick. |
| Italian | The Italian "golf" also denotes an archaic unit of area equal to about 3370 m². |
| Japanese | The word "ゴルフ" was coined in the 19th century from the English word golf, but it was also influenced by the Portuguese word gura, meaning "stick". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "golf" also means "ball" or "sphere". |
| Kannada | The word "ಗಾಲ್ಫ್" is borrowed from English and has the same meaning. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "гольф" is also used to refer to an "undergarment" (shirt or underwear). |
| Korean | 골프(高尔夫)는 15세기 스코틀랜드에서 유래한 단어로, '골프'를 의미하는 스코틀랜드어 'gouf'에서 온 말입니다. |
| Kurdish | In Kurdish, the word “gûlf” also refers to a type of traditional dance performed in a circle. |
| Kyrgyz | Слово «гольф» происходит от древнеиранского слова «гульф» — «мяч». |
| Lao | In Lao, "ກgolfອບ" can also refer to a traditional game where a stick is used to hit a hoop attached to a bamboo pole. |
| Latin | "Golf" comes from the Middle Dutch "kolf" meaning club, which is also the source of the English word "club". |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "golfs" can also mean "wave" or "bay". |
| Lithuanian | Golfas is derived from the Dutch word "kolf", meaning "club" or "stick", and is related to the German word "golf", meaning "a game played with a club and ball". |
| Macedonian | The word "голф" ("golf") in Macedonian is likely derived from the Scottish "gowf" |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, the word "golf" can also refer to a type of bamboo flute. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, ഗോൾഫ് also refers to a game similar to marbles, played with a small stick and a nut. |
| Maltese | "Golf" comes from the Dutch word "kolf", meaning "club", a tool used in the game. |
| Maori | In Maori, the term korowhaa is specifically derived from the word "koro" which refers to a sphere or ball. |
| Mongolian | The word "гольф" ("golf") is a borrowing from the corresponding English word through the Russian "гольф" ("golf"). |
| Nepali | "गल्फ" का मूल, अंग्रेज़ी के 'गल्फ़' शब्द में नहीं बल्कि, फ़ारसी के 'गुलफ़' से है जिसका मतलब होता है समुद्र की खाड़ी या छोटी खाड़ी। |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "golf" can also refer to a hole or opening in the ground. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "gofu" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is derived from the English word "golf". |
| Pashto | The word "ګالف" can also be used to refer to a type of grass known as "Bentgrass". |
| Persian | In Persian, "گلف" (golf) means "flower", while in English it refers to the sport. |
| Polish | The word "golf" entered Polish as an abbreviation of "gentleman only, ladies forbidden". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "golfe" also means a large body of water connected to the ocean. |
| Punjabi | The word "golf" is derived from the Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve", meaning "club". |
| Romanian | The word "golf" in Romanian is also used to refer to a type of round-trip bus service. |
| Russian | Слово "гольф" заимствовано в русский язык из английского языка, где оно изначально означало "удар палкой по мячу" или "игра, в которой участники ударяют по мячу палками". |
| Samoan | In Samoan, tapolo literally means "to strike with a club", referring to the motion used in the sport of golf. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic term "goilf" derives from the Dutch word "kolf" or "kolven", a stick used in various medieval games, but may also relate to the Old Irish word "gulbaid" ('hurling-stick'). |
| Serbian | "Голф" такође означава крајњи ударац у фудбалу или хокеју на леду. |
| Sesotho | The word "kolofo" is cognate with the Zulu word "igolfu", both of which are based on the Afrikaans word "gholf". |
| Shona | The word 'gorofu' (golf) is derived from the Dutch word 'kolf' meaning 'club'. |
| Sindhi | The word "گولف" (golf) is derived from the Dutch word "kolf", which means "club". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'ගොල්ෆ්' (golf) in Sinhala (Sinhalese) may also refer to the game of croquet or to a type of small round fruit found in Sri Lanka. |
| Slovak | V slovanskej mytológii bol Golf démon, ktorý bol zodpovedný za prudký vietor, dažde a krupobitie. |
| Slovenian | V slovenščini beseda 'golf' označuje tudi vrsto vala na vodni gladini ali gubo na oblačilih. |
| Somali | The Somali word "golf" also means "watermelon". |
| Spanish | En español, "golf" es un término coloquial que también se utiliza para referirse a un golpe o impacto fuerte. |
| Sundanese | The word "golf" in Sundanese can also refer to an enclosure for animals such as cows or buffaloes. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "gofu" also refers to a type of traditional drums. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the word "golf" can also refer to a type of fish. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word 'golf' is also a slang term for a large amount of money in Tagalog. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "கோல்ஃப்" (golf) is thought to be derived from the Dutch word "kolf", meaning "club". |
| Telugu | Golf was originally a Dutch game called 'kolf' or 'colf' meaning 'club'. It was played with a stick ('kolf') and a ball on ice during winter. |
| Thai | The word "กอล์ฟ" in Thai originates from the Scottish word "gowf", meaning "to strike or beat". |
| Turkish | Golf is also the archaic plural of 'wolf' in English, and is also used to describe a gulf or deep inlet separating two land masses. |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, the word "гольф" can also mean "a type of fabric" |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "گولف" comes from Persian and means "a ball" or "a round object" which is also the root of the English word "golf". |
| Vietnamese | Từ "golf" trong tiếng Anh có thể có nguồn gốc từ tiếng Hà Lan "kolf" hoặc tiếng Scotland "gowf" |
| Welsh | The Welsh "golff" is also an archaic form of "gwlff" meaning "stream" or "estuary". |
| Xhosa | The Xhosa word 'igalufa' also means 'stick' or 'staff'. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "גאָלף" (golf) is a synonym for "empty boast" or "nonsense." |
| Yoruba | The word "Golfu" also means "a hole in the ground or a pit" in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The word "igalofu" in Zulu derives from the Dutch word "kolf" which means "club" or "stick". |
| English | The word "golf" derives from the Middle Dutch "kolf" meaning "club". |