Shit in Different Languages
Discover 'Shit' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Shit
Afrikaans kak | ||
Albanian mut | ||
Amharic ጉድ | ||
Arabic القرف | ||
Armenian կեղտոտ | ||
Assamese ছিট | ||
Aymara ukatsti | ||
Azerbaijani bok | ||
Bambara shit (sɔgɔsɔgɔninjɛ). | ||
Basque kaka | ||
Belarusian дзярмо | ||
Bengali ছি ছি | ||
Bhojpuri गंदगी के बात बा | ||
Bosnian sranje | ||
Bulgarian лайна | ||
Catalan merda | ||
Cebuano tae | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 拉屎 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 拉屎 | ||
Corsican caca | ||
Croatian sranje | ||
Czech hovno | ||
Danish lort | ||
Dhivehi ޝިޓް | ||
Dogri गंदगी | ||
Dutch shit | ||
English shit | ||
Esperanto fek | ||
Estonian jama | ||
Ewe shit | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tae | ||
Finnish paska | ||
French merde | ||
Frisian stront | ||
Galician merda | ||
Georgian ჭირვეული | ||
German scheisse | ||
Greek σκατά | ||
Guarani cagada | ||
Gujarati છી | ||
Haitian Creole kaka | ||
Hausa shit | ||
Hawaiian shit | ||
Hebrew לְחַרְבֵּן | ||
Hindi मल | ||
Hmong quav dev | ||
Hungarian szar | ||
Icelandic skítt | ||
Igbo na na | ||
Ilocano tae | ||
Indonesian kotoran | ||
Irish cac | ||
Italian merda | ||
Japanese たわごと | ||
Javanese telek | ||
Kannada ಶಿಟ್ | ||
Kazakh боқ | ||
Khmer លាមក | ||
Kinyarwanda shit | ||
Konkani गंदगी | ||
Korean 똥 | ||
Krio shit | ||
Kurdish şitil | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گوێدرێژ | ||
Kyrgyz бок | ||
Lao shit | ||
Latin stercore | ||
Latvian sūdi | ||
Lingala merde ya mabe | ||
Lithuanian šūdas | ||
Luganda omusulo | ||
Luxembourgish schäiss | ||
Macedonian гомна | ||
Maithili गंदगी | ||
Malagasy diky | ||
Malay najis | ||
Malayalam ഉണ്ണി | ||
Maltese ħmieġ | ||
Maori paru | ||
Marathi कचरा | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯤꯠ꯫ | ||
Mizo shit a ni | ||
Mongolian новш | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) shit | ||
Nepali छिटो | ||
Norwegian dritt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) zoyipa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚିଟ୍ | ||
Oromo shit | ||
Pashto چټل | ||
Persian گه | ||
Polish gówno | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) merda | ||
Punjabi ਕੂੜਾ | ||
Quechua mierda | ||
Romanian rahat | ||
Russian дерьмо | ||
Samoan lapoa | ||
Sanskrit शित् | ||
Scots Gaelic shit | ||
Sepedi masepa | ||
Serbian срање | ||
Sesotho shit | ||
Shona tsvina | ||
Sindhi گندگي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ජරාව | ||
Slovak hovno | ||
Slovenian sranje | ||
Somali shit | ||
Spanish mierda | ||
Sundanese sial | ||
Swahili shit | ||
Swedish skit | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) shit | ||
Tajik боб | ||
Tamil மலம் | ||
Tatar бук | ||
Telugu ఏంటి | ||
Thai อึ | ||
Tigrinya ሽንቲ | ||
Tsonga xisibi | ||
Turkish bok | ||
Turkmen bok | ||
Twi (Akan) shit | ||
Ukrainian лайно | ||
Urdu گندگی | ||
Uyghur shit | ||
Uzbek bok | ||
Vietnamese chết tiệt | ||
Welsh cachu | ||
Xhosa ikaka | ||
Yiddish דרעק | ||
Yoruba nik | ||
Zulu udoti |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "kak" is thought to derive from the Khoikhoi word "khoe", meaning "dung". It can also be used figuratively to refer to something of poor quality or value. |
| Albanian | The word "mut" in Albanian has Indo-European roots and is related to the Sanskrit word "mih" and the Greek word "mysos" meaning "filth" or "pollution". It also has a secondary meaning of "unlucky" or "cursed". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ጉድ" has alternate meanings such as "worthless" or "useless". |
| Arabic | The Arabic word “القرف” has different etymology depending on what dialect of Arabic is being spoken - in certain dialects, it's a derivative of the verb “قرف” (to scratch something out). |
| Armenian | Կեղտোտ is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-, meaning 'dung'. |
| Azerbaijani | In Azerbaijani, the word "bok" not only means "shit", but also "to crush". |
| Basque | The Basque word 'kaka' can also refer to a type of bird, specifically a crow or raven. |
| Belarusian | Дзярмо - the Belarusian equivalent of Russian дерьмо. Both слова are derived from the same root and were used in medieval Russian and Ukrainian летописях. |
| Bengali | "Chhi chhi" is an expression of disgust or disdain, and is often used as a mild expletive. It can also be used to express surprise or shock. |
| Bosnian | The word 'sranje' is also used to describe something unpleasant or annoying |
| Bulgarian | The word "лайна" can also refer to a type of fish, the common gudgeon, in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "merda" can also refer to a nuisance or inconvenience. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "tae" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian root *tae, which also means "excrement" in many other Austronesian languages. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 拉屎 in Simplified Chinese can also mean to defecate, poop, excrete, or discharge. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The term 「拉屎」 is a compound word consisting of the verb 「拉」(pull) and the noun 「屎」(excrement). |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "caca" is cognate with the Italian "cacca" and the French "caca", and it can also mean "trouble" or "nuisance". |
| Croatian | The word "sranje" in Croatian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "sьrati", meaning "to defecate". |
| Danish | Lort can also refer to something unpleasant or unpleasantness in general. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, 'shit' can also mean 'a lot' or 'very', as in 'dat is shit lekker' ('that is very tasty'). |
| Estonian | The word "jama" is also used in Estonian as a synonym for "mess" or "disorder", and it can also refer to a physical or mental state of confusion or chaos. |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "paska" also refers to rotten fish or spoiled meat. |
| French | The word "merde" also has several other meanings, including "rubbish" and "nonsense". |
| Frisian | The word "stront" is also used as a term of endearment for a child in Frisian. |
| Galician | The Galician word "merda" can also mean "a lot" or "a great deal". |
| Georgian | Despite its vulgar connotation, 'ჭირვეული' (lit. 'difficult') may also refer to something unpleasant or laborious in Georgian slang. |
| German | "Scheisse" is also slang for "bad" or "worthless." |
| Greek | In Ancient Greek, "σκατά" ('skata') also meant 'excrement', and 'manure', and also referred to 'filth' or 'dirt' more generally. |
| Gujarati | The word "છી" in Gujarati is derived from the Sanskrit word "क्षु" (kṣu), which means hunger. It can also be used to refer to a small amount of something. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, "kaka" can also mean "coffee grounds" or "to have diarrhea." |
| Hausa | Hausa does not have a native word for 'shit', instead using 'kashi' (literally 'sand') as a euphemism. |
| Hawaiian | In addition to its primary meaning, "shit" can also refer to something of little value or importance in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew verb "לחרבן" (lah-har-ben) shares its triliteral root with the word "חורבן" (hur-ban, "destruction") and may originally have meant "to cause destruction". |
| Hindi | The word 'मल' in Hindi also means 'stain', 'blemish', or 'impurity'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "quav dev" can also be used to express emotions of surprise or anger. |
| Hungarian | Hungarian word "szar" originally meant "dry", which is a meaning preserved in "száraz" and "szikkad" words. |
| Icelandic | "Skítt" can also mean "worthless" or "insignificant" in Icelandic. |
| Igbo | The word "na na" in Igbo can also be used as an expression of surprise or disbelief. |
| Indonesian | The word 'kotoran' is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word '*takuRa', meaning 'dirt' or 'rubbish'. |
| Irish | The word "cac" in Irish also means "dung", "filth", or "dirt", and is related to the word "cairt", meaning "dunghill". |
| Italian | The term "merda" also means "thing" as in "cosa" or "affair" as in "fatto" and derives from Latin "merx" (wares, merchandise). |
| Japanese | "たわごと" literally means "idle talk" or "nonsense" but is commonly used as a vulgar term for feces. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "telek" is also a synonym for "poop" |
| Kannada | ಶಿಟ್ is a vulgar slang term for feces that is often used to express disgust or annoyance. |
| Kazakh | "Боқ" also means "dung" or "fertilizer" in Kazakh, derived from the Old Turkic word "boq". |
| Khmer | The word "លាមក" (laamak) in Khmer is also used to refer to something that is dirty, unpleasant, or of low quality. |
| Korean | The word "똥" (shit) in Korean is also used as a term of endearment for children. |
| Kurdish | The word "şitil" has its origins in the Aramaic word "šîtā" meaning "excrement" or "dung" and is also related to the Arabic word "shatt" meaning "river" or "canal." |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "бок" also means "stink" and "spoiled". |
| Lao | The Lao word for 'shit' can also mean 'excrement', 'dung', or 'manure'. |
| Latin | The Latin word "stercus" originally referred to manure, which was used to fertilize crops and fuel fires. |
| Latvian | In addition to its vulgar meaning, "sūdi" can also refer to "fudges" (candy) or be used in the compound word "pusdis" (puss). |
| Lithuanian | "Šudas" can refer to both excretions of the digestive tracts of both humans and animals (animal droppings or waste products), or a situation characterized by a negative quality, an accident that happened in one's pants due to defecation or diarrhea. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Schäiss" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a type of small, round bread roll. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "гомна" is cognate with the Sanskrit word "gum", which means "excrement." |
| Malagasy | The word "diky" is derived from the Proto-Malayo-Polynesian root *(C)i(s)a, "excrement," which is also the etymon of the Proto-Oceanic words "*sika" and "*sini". |
| Malay | In Malay, the word "najis" not only refers to "shit", but also to anything impure or ritually unclean, such as menstrual blood or contact with a corpse. |
| Malayalam | "ഉണ്ണി" is a Malayalam word that can also mean "young one" or "son." |
| Maltese | Despite its vulgar meaning, "ħmieġ" can also refer to fertilizer or manure in agricultural contexts. |
| Maori | The word 'paru' can also mean 'lung' or 'throat' in Maori, and is derived from the Proto-Polynesian word 'paru' meaning 'throat' or 'windpipe'. |
| Marathi | The word "कचरा" derives from the Sanskrit "कच्छ" meaning "refuse, dirt" and "रा" meaning "possessing". |
| Mongolian | The word "новш" (shit) in Mongolian is related to the word "ноосон" (empty), with the same pronunciation. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "shit" is derived from the Old English word "scitte," which also meant diarrhea |
| Nepali | The Nepali word छिटो ('shit') is used to describe something or someone that is low-quality or bad. |
| Norwegian | The word "dritt" also means "mud" or "dirt" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "zoyipa" can also mean "bad" or "unpleasant" in Nyanja. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "چټل" also means "to defecate", "to relieve oneself", or "to make a mess". |
| Persian | The Persian word "گه" can also mean "time" or "occasion" in certain contexts, particularly in classical Persian literature. |
| Polish | The word 'gówno' can also figuratively refer to nonsense, something worthless, or a trifle. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "merda" has been used figuratively since at least 1853, and it even features in an old children's song that mocks bad spelling. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "kūra" (कूड़ा) is derived from Sanskrit "kṛta" (कृत) and has alternate meanings including "done" and "action." |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "rahat" derives from the Turkish word meaning "ease" or "comfort," and can also refer to a type of Turkish delight. |
| Russian | The word "дерьмо" can also refer to something worthless or unpleasant. |
| Samoan | The Samoan word |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, the word for 'shit' is also used to mean 'soft' or 'weak'. |
| Serbian | The word "срање" can also mean "trouble" or "difficulty" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, "shit" is also the imperative form of the verb "fela", meaning "to speak" or "to say". |
| Shona | In Shona slang, "tsvina" can also mean "trouble" or "a mess" |
| Sindhi | گندگي is a derivative of another Sindhi word, گند, meaning 'rotten', 'stinky', 'putrid', or 'foul-smelling'. In ancient Sindhi, the word گندگي was exclusively used for animal dung. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ජරාව" (shit) in Sinhala is derived from the Sanskrit word "jarā", meaning "old age" or "decay". It is also used as a term of endearment for children. |
| Slovak | "Hovno" is the vulgar term for feces in Slovak, while in Czech it means "mushroom". |
| Slovenian | The word 'sranje' can also mean 'a mess' or 'a worthless thing'. |
| Somali | The Somali word for "shit" is derived from the Cushitic root "shud," which means "to expel" or "to discharge." |
| Spanish | The word "mierda" is derived from the Latin word "merda," which referred to a type of fish sauce and later to human waste, and has been used as a euphemism for the latter in Spanish since the 15th century. |
| Sundanese | The word "sial" in Sundanese, meaning "bad luck" or "cursed", has no direct relation to the English word "shit." |
| Swahili | In Swahili, the word "shit" also means "bad" or "of poor quality."} |
| Swedish | "Skit" has additional meanings: "skill", "ability", "aptitude", "proficiency". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "tae" is derived from the Proto-Austronesian word *taqé, meaning "excrement". |
| Tajik | The word "боб" in Tajik can also mean "bean" or "kidney bean". |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'மலம்' also refers to 'faulty', or 'blemish', or 'stain' in the figurative sense. |
| Telugu | The word "ఏంటి" has alternate meanings including "what" or "why". |
| Thai | "อึ" is also an onomatopoeia for the sound of a baby crying. |
| Turkish | "Bok," the Turkish word for "shit," has its etymological origin in a word meaning "excrement"} |
| Ukrainian | In Ukrainian, "лайно" can also refer to a riverbed, a ditch, or a swamp. |
| Urdu | The word "گندگی" in Urdu can also refer to "putrefaction" or "rotting". |
| Uzbek | The word "bok" can also mean "lump" or "clod", and is cognate with the Turkish word "bok" and the Kazakh word "böke", meaning "dung". |
| Vietnamese | The word "Chết tiệt" in Vietnamese can also mean "damn it" or "oh shit". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "cachu" can also mean "soft" or "spongy" in some contexts. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "ikaka" can also be used as a euphemism for defecating or for something that is not of significance or value. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "דרעק" (dreck) is related to the German word "Dreck" with the same meaning, and derives from the Old High German word "Drec" meaning "excrement". |
| Yoruba | The word "nik" in Yoruba can also mean "bad" or "evil". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "udoti" can also refer to a type of bird or a place where birds gather. |
| English | The word "shit" can also be a verb, meaning "to defecate" or "to eliminate waste." |