Lap in Different Languages
Discover 'Lap' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Lap
Afrikaans skoot | ||
Albanian xhiro | ||
Amharic ጭን | ||
Arabic حضن | ||
Armenian գրկում | ||
Assamese কোলা | ||
Aymara rijasu | ||
Azerbaijani dövrə | ||
Bambara ka nɛmu | ||
Basque itzulian | ||
Belarusian на каленях | ||
Bengali ভাঁজ | ||
Bhojpuri भाग | ||
Bosnian lap | ||
Bulgarian скута | ||
Catalan volta | ||
Cebuano sabakan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 圈数 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 圈數 | ||
Corsican volta | ||
Croatian krug | ||
Czech klín | ||
Danish skød | ||
Dhivehi އުނގު | ||
Dogri गोद | ||
Dutch ronde | ||
English lap | ||
Esperanto rondiro | ||
Estonian süles | ||
Ewe ata dzi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) lap | ||
Finnish kierros | ||
French tour | ||
Frisian lap | ||
Galician colo | ||
Georgian წრე | ||
German runde | ||
Greek αγκαλιά | ||
Guarani tapypa'ũ | ||
Gujarati ખોળો | ||
Haitian Creole janm | ||
Hausa cinya | ||
Hawaiian ʻūhā | ||
Hebrew הקפה | ||
Hindi गोद | ||
Hmong ceg tawv | ||
Hungarian öl | ||
Icelandic hring | ||
Igbo apata | ||
Ilocano patong | ||
Indonesian putaran | ||
Irish lap | ||
Italian giro | ||
Japanese ラップ | ||
Javanese puteran | ||
Kannada ಲ್ಯಾಪ್ | ||
Kazakh айналым | ||
Khmer ភ្លៅ | ||
Kinyarwanda lap | ||
Konkani मांडी | ||
Korean 무릎 | ||
Krio fut | ||
Kurdish himbêz | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) کۆش | ||
Kyrgyz айлампа | ||
Lao ຕັກ | ||
Latin lap | ||
Latvian klēpis | ||
Lingala toure ya nzela | ||
Lithuanian ratas | ||
Luganda omubiri | ||
Luxembourgish ronn | ||
Macedonian круг | ||
Maithili कोरा | ||
Malagasy am-pofoana | ||
Malay pusingan | ||
Malayalam മടി | ||
Maltese ħoġor | ||
Maori kopu | ||
Marathi मांडी | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛ | ||
Mizo malchung | ||
Mongolian тойрог | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရင်ခွင် | ||
Nepali गोद | ||
Norwegian runde | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chilolo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଲାପ୍ | ||
Oromo sarbaa | ||
Pashto ګود | ||
Persian دامان | ||
Polish podołek | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) colo | ||
Punjabi ਗੋਦੀ | ||
Quechua muyu | ||
Romanian poala | ||
Russian круг | ||
Samoan vae | ||
Sanskrit उत्सङ्ग | ||
Scots Gaelic uchd | ||
Sepedi difaro | ||
Serbian крило | ||
Sesotho lirope | ||
Shona pamakumbo | ||
Sindhi گود | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) උකුල | ||
Slovak kolo | ||
Slovenian naročje | ||
Somali dhabta | ||
Spanish regazo | ||
Sundanese pangkonan | ||
Swahili paja | ||
Swedish knä | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) lap | ||
Tajik давр | ||
Tamil மடியில் | ||
Tatar лап | ||
Telugu ఒడి | ||
Thai ตัก | ||
Tigrinya ሕቑፊ | ||
Tsonga ndzhumbhu | ||
Turkish tur | ||
Turkmen aýlaw | ||
Twi (Akan) serɛ | ||
Ukrainian колінах | ||
Urdu گود | ||
Uyghur lap | ||
Uzbek aylana | ||
Vietnamese lòng | ||
Welsh lap | ||
Xhosa ethangeni | ||
Yiddish שויס | ||
Yoruba ipele | ||
Zulu ithanga |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Skoot" derives from the Dutch "schoot" with similar meaning, but can also refer to someone's offspring, or the area where a person's legs are positioned when sitting down. |
| Albanian | "Xhiro" comes from Italian "giro" (turn, round), also meaning "trip, tour, circle" in Albanian. |
| Amharic | The word "ጭን" is also used to refer to a small, flat circular piece of bread that is often eaten rolled up with butter or other condiments. |
| Arabic | The word 'حضن' can also refer to 'embrace, bosom, womb' and shares a common Semitic root with 'حضن' ('to guard, protect'). |
| Azerbaijani | The word "dövrə" has a double meaning in Azerbaijani: both "lap" and "circle". Both meanings go back to the Proto-Turkic verb "tövrü-." This verb meant "to turn" or "to circle around." |
| Basque | The Basque word "itzulian" can also refer to a "round", the area a shepherd covers grazing sheep. |
| Belarusian | The term "на каленях" (lap) in Belarusian literally translates to "on the knees" in English. |
| Bengali | "ভাঁজ" can also refer to a small box or container, or to a fold or crease. |
| Bosnian | The word "lap" in Bosnian can also refer to a fold or a crease in a fabric. |
| Bulgarian | The word "скута" also means "cape" or "coat" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | "Volta" can also mean "turn" in Catalan, and is related to the French word "volte" and the Italian word "volta. |
| Cebuano | 'Sabakan' is also spelled as 'sabacan', a large dish in a form of a basin used to hold cooked rice in Filipino cuisine. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 圈数 in Chinese can also mean a number of times that something is repeated. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The Chinese term 圈數 literally translates to 'number of rotations,' highlighting its connection to the circular path of a race or track. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "volta" derives from the Italian "volta," meaning "turn" or "trip," referring to the circuitous path taken around a track. |
| Croatian | In Serbo-Croatian the word krug means circle or a drinking vessel |
| Czech | The Czech word "klín" is etymologically related to "klín" in other Slavic languages, meaning "wedge" or "corner", and can also refer to a piece of fabric used in traditional clothing. |
| Danish | 'Skød' can also refer to the inside of a garment or a fold.} |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "ronde" can also mean a round of drinks or a round of a competition. |
| Esperanto | The word "rondiro" is derived from the French "rond" (circle), and also has the meaning of "round" or "orbit" in Esperanto. |
| Estonian | "Süles" in Estonian derives from "sülla" (to embrace), related to "südam" (heart), denoting affection and protection through physical closeness. |
| Finnish | "Kierros" also refers to a revolution, rotation or turn (e.g. of a key). |
| French | In French, the word "tour" can also mean a "turn" or a "round", as in a game or competition. |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "lap" can also refer to a small piece of land or a short distance. |
| Galician | The Galician word “colo” can also refer to a shelter for animals or a small cabin in the mountains. |
| Georgian | The word "წრე" can also refer to "circle" or "cycle" in Georgian. |
| German | The word "Runde" in German comes from the Middle High German word "runde", meaning "circle" or "round thing". |
| Greek | The Greek word "αγκαλιά" is derived from the word "αγκάλη" which means "elbow" or "armpit". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "janm" also refers to a person's lifetime or lifespan. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "cinya" also means "the edge of a cloth or garment." |
| Hawaiian | 'Ūhā' can also mean 'to embrace', 'to hold in close', or 'to carry under one's arm'. |
| Hebrew | The word "הקפה" in Hebrew can also refer to circumnavigation or orbiting, deriving from the root "קף" meaning to surround or encompass. |
| Hmong | "Ceg tawv" also means "the front of the pants" or "crotch". |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "öl" also means "5.5 m" and is related to "ölni" (to kill), as a measure of the length of a grave. |
| Icelandic | Cognate with the Norwegian word 'ring' ('circle'), hringur originally meant a ring or circle, later specializing to mean 'lap' |
| Igbo | The word 'apata' in Igbo also means 'a place to put something'. |
| Indonesian | The word 'putaran' can also refer to a 'round' or 'rotation' |
| Irish | In Irish, the word "lap" can also refer to an act of worship or reverence. |
| Italian | The Italian noun "giro" (lap) derives from the Greek "gyros" (circle, turn), and in French and English it denotes a banking transaction. |
| Japanese | The Japanese word "ラップ" can also refer to a type of music, derived from the English term "rap". |
| Javanese | The word "puteran" also means "to turn" or "to rotate" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word "ಲ್ಯಾಪ್" ("lap") in Kannada can also refer to a type of traditional Indian garment worn by women. |
| Kazakh | "Айналым" also means "my dear" and is used as a term of endearment. |
| Khmer | The word "ភ្លៅ" can also mean "to fall" or "to drop". |
| Korean | In Korean, the word "무릎" (lap) is also used to refer to the knees and thighs. |
| Kurdish | "Himbéz" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*hem-/*hemə" meaning "earth" or "ground", which also gave rise to the English word "home". |
| Kyrgyz | The word 'айлампа' also means 'sleeve' (of a robe) in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word ຕັກ can also mean 'to hang' or 'to be suspended'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "lap" (lāp.) can also refer to slips or slides. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word **klēpis** originally meant 'swaddling clothes' and is related to Germanic words like English 'clasp'. |
| Lithuanian | The word "ratas" has multiple meanings, including "wheel", "cycle", "period", "time", "portion", "installment", "rate", and "installment." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Ronn" can also refer to a round object or the act of circling something. |
| Macedonian | "Круг" comes from Proto-Slavic *kǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlos, meaning "wheel" or "circle". |
| Malagasy | The word "am-pofoana" can also refer to the space between two rows of houses or the front area of a house. |
| Malay | "Pusingan" also means "round" or "cycle" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The word "മടി" also means "laziness" and is related to the root word "മന്ദ" (slow) |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "ħoġor" is cognate with the Arabic word "حِجر" (hijr), meaning "stone" or "rock", suggesting its possible origin as a reference to the rough and hard surfaces on which people may have traditionally sat. |
| Maori | The Maori word 'kopu', besides meaning 'lap', can refer to the belly or abdomen, a bag or sack, or a basket or container. |
| Marathi | The word "मांडी" also refers to a small stool used for sitting or to a low platform where people can sit. |
| Mongolian | The word "тойрог" can also refer to a circle or a ring in Mongolian. |
| Norwegian | The word "runde" (lap) originated as a Norwegian term for riding around a livestock fence, leading to its use also for a race track and in sporting contexts. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Nyanja, the word "chilolo" can also refer to the "front of a garment worn around the waist". |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ګود" also refers to a "shallow pit" or "hollow space". |
| Persian | The Persian word "دامان" (lap) is derived from the Proto-Iranian "*dʰāman-", meaning "covering or shelter", suggesting its primary function as a protective or comforting space. |
| Polish | In some Slavic languages, the word "podołek" means "the hem of a garment". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "colo" comes from the Latin "collum," meaning "neck." |
| Romanian | Poala derives from the Proto-Indo-European word *pelh₂- or *pels-, meaning "flat surface". |
| Russian | "Круг" has a second meaning of a full circle, like a loop |
| Samoan | "Vae" also means "time", or "period". It is related to the Tongan word "fae" which means "place", or "spot". |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word for 'lap' has cognates across many Indo-European languages, for example 'udho' and 'uha' in Sanskrit. |
| Serbian | The word "крило" in Serbian also means wing and is related to the Old Church Slavonic word "крыло" with the same meaning. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "lirope" signifies a lap, specifically the space formed by the lower body when in a sitting position. |
| Shona | The word "pamakumbo" can also refer to the act of covering oneself with a blanket. |
| Sindhi | The word "گود" in Sindhi can also mean "womb" or "a place of refuge or protection." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "උකුල" also refers to the part of a garment that folds over onto itself and often has a flap or tassel. |
| Slovak | In Slovak, "kolo" can also refer to a dance or a circle, deriving from the Proto-Slavic root *kolo meaning "wheel". |
| Slovenian | The word "naročje" is also used metaphorically to mean "protection", "support", or "love". |
| Somali | The word "dhabta" also means "to put one's legs together" in Somali. |
| Spanish | The word originates from the Proto-Indo-European root *regh-, meaning "to stretch out" or "to be straight". It has related words in other languages, such as the English "right" and the German "richtig". |
| Sundanese | Pangkonan in Sundanese can also refer to the back of the leg |
| Swahili | The word "paja" in Swahili can also refer to a mat or a shelter made of leaves or grass. |
| Swedish | "Knä" in Swedish is often used as a term of endearment, much like the English "dear" or "honey". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "lap" can also refer to the part of the body where the thigh meets the abdomen, similar to the English word "groin". |
| Tajik | The word "давр" ("lap") in Tajik also has the meaning of "time", "epoch", and "era". |
| Tamil | The word "மடியில்" can also refer to a woman's chest or the fold of a garment. |
| Telugu | In Telugu, "ఒడి" can also mean "care" or "protection", and is derived from the Sanskrit root "ava-di" meaning "to cover" or "to protect". |
| Thai | "ตัก" (lap) can also mean to scoop up water or other liquids. |
| Turkish | The word "tur" also means "spinning" in Turkish, referring to the act of spinning yarn on a spinning wheel or by hand. |
| Ukrainian | The word "колінах" can also mean "bend" or "elbow" in Ukrainian. |
| Urdu | In the colloquial sense, the term "گود" can also refer to a place or location, as in the phrase "گھر کی گود" (literally "the lap of a home") meaning "the home environment". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "aylana" also means "area" or "environment". |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, "lòng" can also refer to animal organs or a person's thoughts and feelings. |
| Welsh | In Welsh, the spelling "lap" means "to speak" |
| Xhosa | The word "ethangeni" also literally means "the place where meat is divided" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שויס" (pronounced “shoys”) also refers to a type of traditional Jewish prayer book that is used during festivals and special occasions. |
| Yoruba | Ipele can also mean 'a child slung on the back' in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'ithanga' also means 'a shelf' or 'a platform' |
| English | The word "lap" can also refer to a period of time, such as the period between two meals or the period of time before a race. |