Pool in Different Languages
Discover 'Pool' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Pool
Afrikaans swembad | ||
Albanian pishinë | ||
Amharic ገንዳ | ||
Arabic حوض السباحة | ||
Armenian լողավազան | ||
Assamese পুখুৰী | ||
Aymara pisina | ||
Azerbaijani hovuz | ||
Bambara pisini | ||
Basque igerilekua | ||
Belarusian басейн | ||
Bengali পুল | ||
Bhojpuri कुंड | ||
Bosnian bazen | ||
Bulgarian басейн | ||
Catalan piscina | ||
Cebuano linaw | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 池子 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 池子 | ||
Corsican piscina | ||
Croatian bazen | ||
Czech bazén | ||
Danish pool | ||
Dhivehi ފެންގަނޑު | ||
Dogri तलाऽ | ||
Dutch zwembad | ||
English pool | ||
Esperanto naĝejo | ||
Estonian bassein | ||
Ewe tsi xaxa | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pool | ||
Finnish uima-allas | ||
French bassin | ||
Frisian swimbad | ||
Galician piscina | ||
Georgian აუზი | ||
German schwimmbad | ||
Greek πισίνα | ||
Guarani ytarenda | ||
Gujarati પૂલ | ||
Haitian Creole pisin | ||
Hausa waha | ||
Hawaiian punawai | ||
Hebrew בריכה | ||
Hindi पूल | ||
Hmong pas dej | ||
Hungarian medence | ||
Icelandic sundlaug | ||
Igbo ọdọ mmiri | ||
Ilocano paglanguyan | ||
Indonesian kolam | ||
Irish linn snámha | ||
Italian piscina | ||
Japanese プール | ||
Javanese blumbang | ||
Kannada ಪೂಲ್ | ||
Kazakh бассейн | ||
Khmer អាង | ||
Kinyarwanda pisine | ||
Konkani पूल | ||
Korean 풀 | ||
Krio wata | ||
Kurdish hezê avjenî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) مەلەوانگە | ||
Kyrgyz бассейн | ||
Lao ສະລອຍນໍ້າ | ||
Latin stagnum | ||
Latvian baseins | ||
Lingala liziba | ||
Lithuanian baseinas | ||
Luganda puulu | ||
Luxembourgish pool | ||
Macedonian базен | ||
Maithili पोखरि | ||
Malagasy kamory | ||
Malay kolam | ||
Malayalam പൂൾ | ||
Maltese pool | ||
Maori poka wai | ||
Marathi पूल | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯄꯨꯈ꯭ꯔꯤ | ||
Mizo tuitling | ||
Mongolian усан сан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရေကန် | ||
Nepali पोखरी | ||
Norwegian basseng | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) dziwe | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପୁଲ୍ | ||
Oromo kuufama bishaani xiqqaa | ||
Pashto حوض | ||
Persian استخر | ||
Polish basen | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) piscina | ||
Punjabi ਪੂਲ | ||
Quechua wanpuna | ||
Romanian bazin | ||
Russian бассейн | ||
Samoan vaitaʻele | ||
Sanskrit सञ्चय | ||
Scots Gaelic amar | ||
Sepedi bodiba | ||
Serbian базен | ||
Sesotho letamo | ||
Shona dziva | ||
Sindhi تلاءُ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) තටාකය | ||
Slovak bazén | ||
Slovenian bazen | ||
Somali barkad | ||
Spanish piscina | ||
Sundanese kolam renang | ||
Swahili bwawa | ||
Swedish slå samman | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pool | ||
Tajik ҳавз | ||
Tamil பூல் | ||
Tatar бассейн | ||
Telugu పూల్ | ||
Thai สระว่ายน้ำ | ||
Tigrinya መሐመሲ | ||
Tsonga xinkobyana | ||
Turkish havuz | ||
Turkmen howuz | ||
Twi (Akan) tadeɛ | ||
Ukrainian басейн | ||
Urdu پول | ||
Uyghur كۆلچەك | ||
Uzbek basseyn | ||
Vietnamese bể bơi | ||
Welsh pwll | ||
Xhosa ichibi | ||
Yiddish בעקן | ||
Yoruba adagun-odo | ||
Zulu ichibi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "swembad" is the cognate of the Dutch word "zwembad" and literally means "swimming bath". |
| Albanian | The word "pishinë" is derived from Latin "piscinus" (fish pond) and can also mean "fishery" or "fish tank" in Albanian |
| Amharic | The word ገንዳ can also refer to a puddle or a small body of water. |
| Arabic | The word "حوض السباحة" is cognate with the English word "basin" and also refers to a body of water in a natural or artificial hollow in the ground. |
| Armenian | Լողավազան (pool) derives from Greek λουτρόν (bath), and originally meant a large bathroom with a hot water basin, only later acquiring the meaning of a pool for swimming. |
| Azerbaijani | "Hovuz" also refers to a traditional type of reservoir that collects rainwater from a roof through gutters. |
| Basque | The root of the word "igerilekua" is "igeri," which means "swimming." The suffix "-lekua" means "place," so the word literally means "swimming place." |
| Belarusian | The word's root is found elsewhere in Slavic languages, often with the meaning of "a ditch used to water cattle, trough." |
| Bengali | "পুল" also means "group" as in "pool of experts". |
| Bosnian | The word "bazen" also means "tank" in Turkish and "basin" in many Slavic languages. |
| Bulgarian | The word "басейн" (pool) in Bulgarian also refers to a large area of water, such as a lake or ocean. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "piscina" derives from the Latin "piscina" meaning "fishpond" and also refers to a baptismal font in a church. |
| Cebuano | The alternate meaning, in a figurative sense, is a 'crowd of people'. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 池子 (chízi) can also mean a gathering of people, like a party or a group of friends. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 池子 is a slang term used to refer to a group of people who have a common interest or hobby. |
| Corsican | "Piscina" in Corsican can also refer to a natural or artificial reservoir or a small pond. |
| Croatian | The word 'bazen' comes from the Turkish "havuz", which also means a large metal plate for washing. |
| Czech | Bazén originates from the French term bassin, which signifies a large container for holding liquids and is the root for several languages' words denoting a swimming pool, indicating the French cultural influence on the Czech language's vocabulary related to swimming facilities. |
| Danish | The Danish word "pool" can also refer to a small body of water on the ground, such as a puddle. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, the word "zwembad" can also refer to a public or commercial swimming pool facility |
| Esperanto | The word "naĝejo" derives from the Polish word "naju" meaning "to swim" and the Esperanto suffix "-ejo" meaning "place for". |
| Estonian | "Bassein" is a borrowing from French "bassin" and German "der Bassin" or Latin "bassinus", which means a small basin, a fountain, a pond or a pool. |
| Finnish | "Uima-allas" is a Finnish word that literally means "swimming hole". It is a compound word formed from the words "uima" (swimming) and "allas" (hole). |
| French | The French word "bassin" can also refer to a small basin, such as a wash basin, or a dry dock. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "swimbad" is derived from the Old Frisian word "swimbath", meaning "bathing place". |
| Galician | The Galician word "piscina" can also refer to the pool used for the sacrament of baptism in a church. |
| Georgian | The word "აუზი" can also refer to a fountain, pond or water reservoir, depending on context. |
| German | The word "Schwimmbad" is derived from the Middle High German word "swimpfen", meaning "to swim". It can also refer to a body of water used for swimming, such as a lake or river. |
| Greek | The Greek word "πισίνα" ultimately derives from the Latin word "piscina," meaning "fish pond." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પૂલ" can also refer to a group of people or a collection of things. |
| Haitian Creole | Piscine originates from the French word for “swimming pool” and also refers to a “hot tub” in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | The word "waha" can also refer to a gathering of water in a depression, especially one that dries up during the dry season |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, 'punawai' can also refer to a pond, water hole, or spring. |
| Hebrew | In addition to the usual meaning of 'pool', 'בריכה' also means 'pond' and 'tank' in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word "pool" in Hindi can also refer to a small stream or a puddle. |
| Hmong | The word "pas dej" in Hmong can also be used to refer to the water in the pool. |
| Hungarian | The word "medence" comes from the Latin word "medens", meaning "to care for". |
| Icelandic | The word sundlaug comes from Old Norse sundr meaning 'separate' and laug meaning 'bath'. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'ọdọ mmiri' can also refer to a source of water or a watering hole. |
| Indonesian | "Kolam" also means "pond". It is cognated with the Sanskrit word "kalama" which means "lake". |
| Italian | The Italian word 'piscina' can also mean a small basin for holding holy water in a church. |
| Japanese | The kanji for "pool" (プール) can also mean "to collect," hence its use in the context of "gambling pools." |
| Javanese | "Blumbang" can also refer to a natural well or a puddle in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The Kannada word "ಪೂಲ್" can also mean "a collection of people" or "a group of things". |
| Kazakh | The word "бассейн" in Kazakh also means "river basin" or "catchment area". |
| Khmer | The word "អាង" can also mean "well" or "reservoir" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The word "풀" can also refer to a gathering of people or a group of things. |
| Kurdish | The term "hezê avjenî" can also refer to a group or collective, such as a group of people or animals. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "бассейн" originally referred to a natural body of water and comes from the Turkic word "basqa" meaning "to press"} |
| Lao | The Lao word "ສະລອຍນໍ້າ" (pool) originates from the Sanskrit word "sara" meaning "water" and "laya" meaning "flow", but it can also refer to a natural body of water. |
| Latin | The word "stagnum" is also used in Latin to refer to a swamp or marsh, as well as to a pond or lake. |
| Latvian | The word “baseins” has a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “basin” or “hole”. |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian "baseinas" has an alternate meaning related to a "fountain". |
| Luxembourgish | The Luxembourgish word "Pool" can also refer to a small coin of little value or a stake in a game. |
| Macedonian | The word "базен" is derived from the Turkish word "havuz", meaning "reservoir" or "tank". However, it can also refer to a "swimming pool" or a "fountain" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "kamory" may also refer to a lagoon, a port, or a dock. |
| Malay | The word "kolam" in Malay can also refer to a traditional decorative floor design drawn using coloured rice flour. |
| Malayalam | The word "പൂൾ" ("pool") in Malayalam can also mean "group" or "collection". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "pool" can also mean "betting pool" or "prize". |
| Maori | It is the equivalent of the Hawaiian words poka wai and Pokai, all meaning 'spring' or 'waterhole'. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "पूल" (pool) originates from the Sanskrit word "पुष्ट," meaning "prosperity" or "increase." |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, "усан сан" (pool) literally translates to "water box". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word पोखरी ("pool") is of Sanskrit origin, coming from "pokharani" and "pokkharani", which respectively mean a place to store water in and a pond in Prakrit. |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "basseng" is etymologically related to the French word "bassin" and can also refer to a sink or a basin. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | Dziwe can also refer to a stagnant body of water or a puddle |
| Pashto | The word "حوض" in Pashto can also refer to a pond, a reservoir, or a bathtub. |
| Persian | The word "استخر" (pool) in Persian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European word "*steǵʰ-", meaning "to cover" or "to protect". It can also refer to a reservoir, dock, or fountain, and is related to the English word "stagnant". |
| Polish | The word "basen" can also refer to a sink or a basin. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In both Portugal and Brazil, the word "piscina" is derived from the Latin word "piscina" meaning "fish tank" or "reservoir". |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਪੂਲ" derives from Sanskrit "पुल्क" via Prakrit and Hindi, bearing the alternate meanings of "bundle of straw", "heap", or "mass". |
| Romanian | The word "bazin" in Romanian also has the alternate meaning of "waterway". |
| Russian | While "бассейн" literally translates to "basin", it can also mean "swimming pool" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word "vaitaʻele" can also refer to a lagoon or a body of water that is separated from the sea by a reef. |
| Scots Gaelic | In the Scottish Highlands, the word "amar" refers not only to a pool or pond, but also to a hollow in a riverbed where salmon gather to spawn. |
| Serbian | The term “базен” has also been used metaphorically to indicate a large amount of wealth. |
| Sesotho | The word "letamo" also means "dam", and is related to the Zulu word "uthlamu", meaning "to jump". |
| Shona | The Shona word "dziva" also means "a small pit, hollow, or cavity". |
| Sindhi | Sindhi "تلاءُ" also means a village pond where buffaloes are bathed. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhalese, 'තටාකය' also refers to a waterhole where animals drink or bathe and to a hollow in a rock that collects rainwater. |
| Slovak | Bazén in Slovak comes from "bazina", a diminutive of "baza", which means a mire or bog. |
| Slovenian | "Bazen" can also mean a urinary bladder or a water collector, while the word for "pool" is "plavalni bazen" |
| Somali | The word 'barkad' also refers to the pooling of resources, such as money or labor, for a common goal. |
| Spanish | "Piscina" can refer to a swimming pool, pond, or baptismal font in Spanish and derives from the Latin "piscina," meaning "fish pond." |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "kolam renang" also refers to any body of water used for bathing, including ponds, rivers, and the ocean. |
| Swahili | The word "bwawa" also means "reservoir" or "cistern" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | "Slå samman" in Swedish, meaning "to pool," derives from the verb "slå," meaning "to strike," and "samman," meaning "together." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pool" can also refer to a "group of people with common interests." |
| Tajik | The word "ҳавз" in Tajik originates from the Persian word "حوض" (hauz), which in turn comes from the Arabic word "حوض" (Hawd), meaning "water basin" or "pond". |
| Tamil | The word "pool" also meant "flower" in Tamil.} |
| Telugu | The word pool can also refer to a group of people or the accumulated funds in a lottery. |
| Thai | The Thai word "สระว่ายน้ำ" (pool) literally means "pond for swimming". |
| Turkish | "Havuz" in Turkish refers both to an artificial pool of water, as well as an Ottoman treasury, coming from the Arabic "ḥawḍ" (pool) and "ḥawṣ" (enclosure) respectively. |
| Ukrainian | The word "басейн" in Ukrainian can also refer to a river basin or a drainage basin. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "پول" originates from the Sanskrit word "पुल्ल" or "पुल्", meaning "a heap" or "collection". |
| Uzbek | Uzbek 'basseyn' can also refer to a basin or a reservoir. |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese word "bể bơi" also means "a pond to cultivate fish" and "a place for bathing". |
| Welsh | The Welsh |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "ichibi" originally referred to a place where water gathered naturally, but now also denotes a swimming pool. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "בעקן" (pool) likely derives from the German word "Becken" (basin), but also resembles the Hebrew word "בקעה" (valley). |
| Yoruba | Adagun-odo in Yoruba has other meanings like "place of rest" or "place of refuge". |
| Zulu | The word "ichibi" can also refer to a small lake or a puddle |
| English | The word "pool" derives from the Old English word "pōl", and also refers to a joint sum of money. |