Gun in Different Languages
Discover 'Gun' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Gun
Afrikaans geweer | ||
Albanian armë | ||
Amharic ሽጉጥ | ||
Arabic بندقية | ||
Armenian ատրճանակ | ||
Assamese বন্দুক | ||
Aymara pistola ukampi | ||
Azerbaijani silah | ||
Bambara marifa | ||
Basque pistola | ||
Belarusian пісталет | ||
Bengali বন্দুক | ||
Bhojpuri बंदूक के बा | ||
Bosnian pištolj | ||
Bulgarian пистолет | ||
Catalan arma de foc | ||
Cebuano pusil | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 枪 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 槍 | ||
Corsican fucile | ||
Croatian pištolj | ||
Czech pistole | ||
Danish pistol | ||
Dhivehi ބަޑިއެވެ | ||
Dogri बंदूक | ||
Dutch pistool | ||
English gun | ||
Esperanto pafilo | ||
Estonian relv | ||
Ewe tu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) baril | ||
Finnish ase | ||
French pistolet | ||
Frisian gewear | ||
Galician arma | ||
Georgian იარაღი | ||
German gewehr | ||
Greek όπλο | ||
Guarani arma | ||
Gujarati બંદૂક | ||
Haitian Creole zam | ||
Hausa bindiga | ||
Hawaiian pū | ||
Hebrew אֶקְדָח | ||
Hindi बंदूक | ||
Hmong rab phom | ||
Hungarian pisztoly | ||
Icelandic byssu | ||
Igbo egbe | ||
Ilocano paltog | ||
Indonesian senjata | ||
Irish gunna | ||
Italian pistola | ||
Japanese 銃 | ||
Javanese bedhil | ||
Kannada ಗನ್ | ||
Kazakh мылтық | ||
Khmer កាំភ្លើង | ||
Kinyarwanda imbunda | ||
Konkani बंदूक | ||
Korean 총 | ||
Krio gɔn | ||
Kurdish tiving | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) دەمانچە | ||
Kyrgyz мылтык | ||
Lao ປືນ | ||
Latin gun | ||
Latvian lielgabals | ||
Lingala mondoki ya mondoki | ||
Lithuanian ginklas | ||
Luganda emmundu | ||
Luxembourgish pistoul | ||
Macedonian пиштол | ||
Maithili बंदूक | ||
Malagasy basy | ||
Malay pistol | ||
Malayalam തോക്ക് | ||
Maltese pistola | ||
Maori pu | ||
Marathi बंदूक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯕꯟꯗꯨꯛ꯫ | ||
Mizo silai a ni | ||
Mongolian буу | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) သေနတ် | ||
Nepali बन्दुक | ||
Norwegian våpen | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) mfuti | ||
Odia (Oriya) ବନ୍ଧୁକ | ||
Oromo qawwee | ||
Pashto ټوپک | ||
Persian تفنگ | ||
Polish pistolet | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) arma de fogo | ||
Punjabi ਬੰਦੂਕ | ||
Quechua pistola | ||
Romanian pistol | ||
Russian пистолет | ||
Samoan fana | ||
Sanskrit बन्दुकम् | ||
Scots Gaelic gunna | ||
Sepedi sethunya | ||
Serbian пиштољ | ||
Sesotho sethunya | ||
Shona pfuti | ||
Sindhi بندوق | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තුවක්කුව | ||
Slovak pištoľ | ||
Slovenian pištolo | ||
Somali qoriga | ||
Spanish pistola | ||
Sundanese bedil | ||
Swahili bunduki | ||
Swedish pistol | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) baril | ||
Tajik таппонча | ||
Tamil துப்பாக்கி | ||
Tatar мылтык | ||
Telugu తుపాకీ | ||
Thai ปืน | ||
Tigrinya ሽጉጥ | ||
Tsonga xibamu | ||
Turkish tabanca | ||
Turkmen ýarag | ||
Twi (Akan) tuo a wɔde tuo | ||
Ukrainian пістолет | ||
Urdu بندوق | ||
Uyghur مىلتىق | ||
Uzbek qurol | ||
Vietnamese súng | ||
Welsh gwn | ||
Xhosa umpu | ||
Yiddish ביקס | ||
Yoruba ibon | ||
Zulu isibhamu |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Geweer can also refer to a type of fishing net. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word for 'armë' ('gun') is a derivative of the Latin 'arma' ('weapons'), and also has the metaphorical sense of 'strength', 'courage', 'might' |
| Amharic | ሽጉጥ originally referred to an infantry rifle carried in a leathern sheath over one's shoulder and fired from the hip, similar to a carbine. |
| Arabic | "بندقية" (banduqiyyah) is the Arabic word for "gun," and comes from the Italian word "bandicchi," meaning "small flag" or "banner." |
| Armenian | The word «ատրճանակ» originates from the Persian «آتش دان» (“fireplace”), referring to the spark produced by the impact of the flint and steel. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "silah" can also refer to a tool, a weapon, or a means of doing something, depending on the context. |
| Basque | The word `pistola` (gun) is also used figuratively in Basque to denote `strength` or `courage`. |
| Belarusian | The word пісталет comes from the word 'pistola' in Italian, which means 'a small firearm' |
| Bengali | The word বন্দুক in Bengali also means a kind of small traditional boat used to transport goods along waterways. |
| Bosnian | The word "pištolj" comes from the Czech word "píšťala", which means "whistle" or "pipe". |
| Bulgarian | The word "пистолет" in Bulgarian can also refer to a small, handheld spray bottle. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "arma de foc" comes from the Latin "arma fulmen," which means "fire-throwing weapon". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, the word "pusil" is not only the word for "gun", but also can be used to mean a small or feeble person. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | In Chinese, "枪" (qiāng) also means "spear" or "lance", reflecting its historical use as a weapon for close combat. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 槍 can also mean a spear or lance used in ancient warfare. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "fucile" can also refer to a "fireplace" or a "wick". |
| Croatian | The word 'pištolj' comes from the Italian word 'pistola', meaning a small firearm. |
| Czech | The word "pistole" in Czech also means "money" when referring to a specific historical coin. |
| Danish | In Danish, the word "pistol" can also refer to a type of sausage. |
| Dutch | The word "pistool" derives from the Czech word "píšťala", meaning "whistle" or "pipe" |
| Esperanto | "Pafilo" also means "thread" or "hair". |
| Estonian | Etymological origin unclear, although has been compared in shape with a |
| Finnish | The Finnish "ase" is derived from Proto-Finnic "ase" meaning "tool, weapon". |
| French | The French word "pistolet" used to mean "small pistol" but now means "baguette". |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "gewear" is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "*ǥawjō", which also meant "bow". |
| Galician | In Galician, "arma" can also mean "weapon" or "arm" (as a human body part). |
| German | The word "Gewehr" is derived from the Middle High German "gewere," meaning "wehrhaftigkeit," or "ability to defend oneself." |
| Greek | "Όπλο" (gun) in Greek derives from the ancient word "ὅπλον" (hoplon), meaning "weapon", and thus can also refer to any offensive or defensive tool. |
| Gujarati | "બંદૂક" ultimately traces its roots to 17th century French word "Bandoul". |
| Haitian Creole | Zam, meaning "gun" in Haitian Creole, comes from the French word "arme", which means "weapon" |
| Hausa | The word “bindiga” means “fire” in Hausa and has a similar meaning in other Chadic languages like Bura-Pabir and Bata. |
| Hawaiian | Pū is a homonym meaning 'gun' as well as 'trumpet', 'conch', 'to blow', 'to sprout', 'to swell', 'to erupt', or 'to ripen'. |
| Hebrew | "אֶקְדָח," meaning "gun" in modern Hebrew, derives from "אקדח," an axe or hatchet in Biblical Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word 'बंदूक' in Hindi is derived from the same root as the word 'بندوک' in Arabic, which also means 'gun. |
| Hmong | Despite being homophonous with "rab phom" which means "to shoot," "rab phom" meaning "gun" does not have its roots in the latter verb; rather, it derives from the Chinese word 枪 (qiāng). |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, the word "pisztoly" can also refer to a kind of cake with a chocolate glaze. |
| Icelandic | The word "Byssu" in Icelandic also has the alternate meaning "a blow or strike" |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "egbe" can also refer to a "trap" or a "snare" used for hunting. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word 'senjata' not only refers to firearms, but also to any tool that can cause physical harm, including knives, swords, and other sharp objects. |
| Irish | The Irish word "gunna" also means "mouth" or "cannon". |
| Italian | The Italian word "pistola" is also a colloquial term for "letter" or "dispatch". |
| Japanese | The character 銃 (jū) is also used to denote firearms in general. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "bedhil" originally referred to a cannon, but later came to mean any type of firearm. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, 'ಗನ್' (gun) can also refer to a stick, club, or cane. |
| Kazakh | The word "мылтық" is derived from the Russian word "ружьё" (pronounced "ruzhyo") and ultimately from the French word "fusil". It can also refer to a type of traditional Kazakh hunting rifle. |
| Khmer | In ancient Khmer, កាំភ្លើង (literally “tube of fire”) was originally an alternative name for lightning as well as a weapon that emitted fire and thunder |
| Korean | The Korean word "총" (gun) has historically been used to describe a cannon or artillery, deriving from the Chinese character used for "cannon" (砲). |
| Kurdish | It is derived from Old Iranian "tibu" with the same meaning, related to Persian "tīr" (arrow). |
| Kyrgyz | The word "мылтык" also means "match" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ປືນ" is also used specifically to refer to "artillery." |
| Latin | In Latin, the word "gun" is not used to refer to firearms, but rather to describe a type of fishing net or trap. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "lielgabals" is a compound of "liels" and "gabals", meaning "big" and "piece" respectively. |
| Lithuanian | The word "ginklas" in Lithuanian derives from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ghengh-", meaning "to strike" or "to kill", and is related to the Greek word "gongos" (meaning "battle club") and the English word "canine" (referring to the pointed teeth of a dog). |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Pistoul" is derived from the French word "pistolet", which is itself a diminutive of "pistole", meaning "small gun". |
| Macedonian | The word "пиштол" comes from the French word "pistolet" and also means "a small pistol". |
| Malagasy | Basy also refers to large bamboo stalks used as construction material for roofs and walls. |
| Malay | The Malay word "pistol" derives from the Italian word "pistola," initially referring to a small, single-shot firearm |
| Malayalam | The word "തോക്ക്" also means "a small bell or gong" in Malayalam. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "pistola" derives from the Italian "pistola" and ultimately from the Late Latin "pistolla", meaning "a small dagger or poniard". |
| Maori | The Maori word "pu" originally meant "to strike" or "to kill," and only later came to refer specifically to a gun. |
| Marathi | The word "बंदूक" (bandūk) in Marathi is derived from the Persian word "بندوق" (bandūq), which originally meant "hook" or "handle". |
| Mongolian | The word 'буу' ('gun') is a noun in Mongolian, which also means 'weapon', 'firearm', and 'artillery'. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "သေနတ်" in Myanmar (Burmese) is derived from the Pali word "senaka", meaning "shoulder", and refers to the long guns carried on the shoulder. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "बन्दुक" is derived from the Persian word "بندوق", which originally referred to a type of flintlock musket. |
| Norwegian | The word "våpen" originally meant "weapon" in Norwegian, but now it usually refers specifically to firearms. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word mfuti in Nyanja (Chichewa) is also used to refer to a type of fishing net used for catching small fish. |
| Pashto | The word ټوپک, which means "gun" in Pashto, is derived from the Persian word "توپ", meaning "cannon" or "artillery piece." |
| Persian | The word "تفنگ" originally meant "matchlock", and was borrowed into Persian from Russian in the 17th century. |
| Polish | In Polish, pistolet may also refer to a type of bread, particularly one that is small and round. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "arma de fogo" (gun) literally means "fire weapon". |
| Punjabi | The word "bandook" is an Urdu word, originally derived from Persian, that entered Punjabi through code-mixing. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word for "pistol” (“gun”) is "pistol", and it has no other alternate meanings. |
| Russian | "Пистолет" comes from Italian "pistola", meaning "a small dagger". |
| Samoan | In Polynesian languages, 'fana' refers to weaponry like spears and clubs in addition to modern firearms. |
| Scots Gaelic | Its meaning changed from 'war engine' to 'firearm' with the advent of gunpowder weapons. |
| Serbian | The word 'пиштољ' ('gun') in Serbian originates from the Italian word 'pistola', meaning a small firearm that can be fired with one hand. |
| Sesotho | Sethunya comes from the Sotho word for “fire”, thus meaning “fiery stick”. |
| Sindhi | بندوق (Bandūq) is the Sindhi word for "gun" but is also derived from the Persian بندوق (Bandūq), which refers to "a loop". |
| Slovak | The word "pištoľ" is also used to refer to a type of flute commonly played in Slovak folk music. |
| Slovenian | The word 'pištolo' originally referred to a small whistle used by highwaymen, and later came to mean a firearm. |
| Spanish | The word 'pistola' in Spanish originates from the Italian word 'pistola', which means 'small dagger'. |
| Sundanese | The word "bedil" in Sundanese also refers to a type of traditional hunting tool used to catch fish or small animals, highlighting its multifaceted usage beyond its primary meaning of "gun". |
| Swahili | The word "bunduki" is derived from the Persian word "bandūq", meaning "firearm". |
| Swedish | The word pistol comes from the Czech word 'pištala', which originally meant 'whistle' or 'pipe'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Baril, in Tagalog, also refers to the large intestine or colon. |
| Tajik | According to some researchers, the word "Таппонча" comes from the Sanskrit verb "tap" which means "to make a noise". So, the word "таппонча" initially denoted "a thing that makes a noise" and only later came to mean "gun". |
| Telugu | The word 'తుపాకీ' ('gun') is derived from the Urdu word 'tupaak', which in turn comes from the Persian word 'tufang' ('musket'). |
| Thai | The Thai word "ปืน" (pronounced "puan") originates from the Khmer word "phun", meaning "to shoot" or "to launch". |
| Turkish | The word "tabanca" in Turkish also means "horse whip" or "pistol". |
| Ukrainian | The name "пістолет" also refers to a tool similar to a caulking gun, used to apply silicone or acrylic into crevices while caulking home materials. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "بندوق" originates from the Persian word "بندک" and is related to the ancient Greek word "πόντος" (ship). |
| Uzbek | It can also mean 'weapon', 'stick' (a long thin piece of wood), or 'spear'. |
| Vietnamese | The word "súng" in Vietnamese also means "umbrella" when pronounced with a different tone. |
| Welsh | The word 'gwn' also means "wound" in Welsh, highlighting the historical connection between weaponry and injury. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "umpu" also refers to a type of stick used for playing traditional games. |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "ביקס" (biks) also means "a box" or "a safe", highlighting the dual nature of the object as both a destructive weapon and a protective container. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, the word 'ibon' can also mean 'a hole' or 'a trap'. |
| Zulu | The word 'isibhamu' shares a root word with 'ibhamu,' which refers to a trap usually set for lions or elephants. |
| English | The word 'gun' has multiple origins, including the French 'conne' and the Welsh 'gwn', both of which referred to a wedge-shaped object or a piece of wood. |