Shot in Different Languages
Discover 'Shot' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Shot
Afrikaans geskiet | ||
Albanian e shtënë | ||
Amharic ተኩስ | ||
Arabic اطلاق النار | ||
Armenian կրակոց | ||
Assamese নিক্ষেপ কৰা কাৰ্য | ||
Aymara tiru | ||
Azerbaijani vuruldu | ||
Bambara tiri | ||
Basque tiro | ||
Belarusian стрэл | ||
Bengali গুলি | ||
Bhojpuri गोला | ||
Bosnian pucao | ||
Bulgarian изстрел | ||
Catalan tret | ||
Cebuano gipusil | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 射击 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 射擊 | ||
Corsican colpu | ||
Croatian pucao | ||
Czech výstřel | ||
Danish skud | ||
Dhivehi ޝޮޓް | ||
Dogri शाट | ||
Dutch schot | ||
English shot | ||
Esperanto pafis | ||
Estonian maha lastud | ||
Ewe dada | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) binaril | ||
Finnish ammuttu | ||
French coup | ||
Frisian skot | ||
Galician tiro | ||
Georgian გასროლა | ||
German schuss | ||
Greek βολή | ||
Guarani mbokapu | ||
Gujarati શોટ | ||
Haitian Creole piki | ||
Hausa harbi | ||
Hawaiian kī ʻia | ||
Hebrew בְּעִיטָה | ||
Hindi शॉट | ||
Hmong txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv | ||
Hungarian lövés | ||
Icelandic skotið | ||
Igbo gbaa | ||
Ilocano paltugan | ||
Indonesian tembakan | ||
Irish lámhaigh | ||
Italian tiro | ||
Japanese ショット | ||
Javanese ditembak | ||
Kannada ಶಾಟ್ | ||
Kazakh ату | ||
Khmer បាញ់ | ||
Kinyarwanda kurasa | ||
Konkani गूळी घाली | ||
Korean 사격 | ||
Krio dɔn shut | ||
Kurdish gûlle | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تەقە | ||
Kyrgyz атылган | ||
Lao ການສັກຢາ | ||
Latin iaculat | ||
Latvian nošauts | ||
Lingala kobeta | ||
Lithuanian nušautas | ||
Luganda okukuba essasi | ||
Luxembourgish erschoss | ||
Macedonian застрелан | ||
Maithili गोली मरनाइ | ||
Malagasy tifitra | ||
Malay tembakan | ||
Malayalam ഷോട്ട് | ||
Maltese sparatura | ||
Maori koperea | ||
Marathi शॉट | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯀꯥꯞꯄ | ||
Mizo kap | ||
Mongolian буудсан | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ရိုက်ချက် | ||
Nepali शट | ||
Norwegian skudd | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kuwombera | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗୁଳି | ||
Oromo dhukaase | ||
Pashto ډزې | ||
Persian شلیک کرد | ||
Polish strzał | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tiro | ||
Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਟ | ||
Quechua tuqyachiy | ||
Romanian lovitură | ||
Russian выстрел | ||
Samoan fana | ||
Sanskrit प्रचुदित | ||
Scots Gaelic peilear | ||
Sepedi go betša | ||
Serbian пуцањ | ||
Sesotho thunya | ||
Shona bara | ||
Sindhi گولي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) වෙඩි තියලා | ||
Slovak strela | ||
Slovenian strel | ||
Somali toogasho | ||
Spanish disparo | ||
Sundanese ditémbak | ||
Swahili risasi | ||
Swedish skott | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) binaril | ||
Tajik тир | ||
Tamil ஷாட் | ||
Tatar атылды | ||
Telugu షాట్ | ||
Thai ยิง | ||
Tigrinya ምትኳስ | ||
Tsonga baleserile | ||
Turkish atış | ||
Turkmen atyldy | ||
Twi (Akan) tuoto | ||
Ukrainian постріл | ||
Urdu گولی مار دی | ||
Uyghur ئوق | ||
Uzbek otilgan | ||
Vietnamese bắn | ||
Welsh ergyd | ||
Xhosa wadubula | ||
Yiddish שיסער | ||
Yoruba shot | ||
Zulu wadutshulwa |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Geskiet" is related to the Dutch "geschut", meaning "artillery" or "firearm", which is in turn derived from the French "eskiet", meaning "arquebus" or "small firearm". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "e shtënë" has additional meanings including a "bullet", "arrow", and "dart". |
| Basque | Basque "tiro" also means "drawer" or "small box" if it is not in a firearm. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "стрэл" (shot) is cognate with the Lithuanian word "šaudyti" (to shoot), which is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skeud-, meaning "to throw". |
| Bengali | In Bengali, the word "গুলি" also refers to a type of sweet food made with milk and sugar |
| Bosnian | Pucao is the Bosnian word for a small bullet, derived from the Turkish word 'poça' meaning 'a very small thing'. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "изстрел" also refers to a part of the body, "shot", or the act of throwing a fishing line. |
| Catalan | "Tret" is also used in Catalan to refer to a "shot" in sports, a "mark" left by something, or a "line" drawn on a surface. |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "gipusil" is derived from the Spanish word "fusil", meaning "rifle" or "shotgun". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "射击" in Chinese doesn't only refer to shooting in English. It can also mean archery. |
| Corsican | Colpu in Corsican also means 'hit' or 'blow' and is related to the Italian word 'colpo'. |
| Croatian | The word 'pucao' in Croatian can also mean 'a shot', as in a shot of alcohol. |
| Czech | The word "výstřel" can also mean "spurt" or "eruption" in Czech. |
| Danish | "Skud" in Danish can also refer to |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "schot" not only means "shot" but also a partition or bulkhead in a ship. |
| Esperanto | In the context of computer science, "pafis" can also refer to a "packet filter". That is to say, a network-oriented program that allows or disallows network packets based on defined rules. |
| Estonian | In the past, "maha lastud" (lit. "down shot") also denoted "hanged" as a method of execution. |
| Finnish | The word "ammuttu" can also mean "fired" or "launched", as in the context of a weapon or projectile. |
| French | In French, "coup" can also mean "blow" or "stroke," as in "coup de grâce" (final blow). |
| Frisian | 'Skot' also means 'target' in Frisian. |
| Galician | In Galician, "tiro" can also refer to a shot of alcohol or a draft of a liquid. |
| German | Its secondary meaning as a term in alpine skiing (racing downhill without taking turns) likely derived from the sense of "firing off with speed from a high platform". |
| Greek | "βολή" also means "attack" in Ancient Greek. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "શોટ" (shot) is also used to mean a sudden or brief experience or event, such as an injection of a drug. |
| Haitian Creole | In the Vodou pantheon, the lwa 'Ayida-Weddo' is also called Piki, which translates to 'the child who was the victim of a violent death'. |
| Hausa | The word "harbi" can also refer to a small, round object, such as a bullet or a bean. |
| Hawaiian | ʻIa is a Polynesian word for arrows, and kī means 'to fire' (cf. Tongan kī = to fire, and ʻia = an arrow). |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "בְּעִיטָה" is also translated as "kick". |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "शॉट" has multiple meanings, including "vaccine" and "opportunity." |
| Hungarian | Despite meaning "shot" in Hungarian, "lövés" also means "shooting" (the act), "firearm", "projectile", or "attack" (in some contexts). |
| Icelandic | "Skotið" means a target, and is cognate with the word "skytte" in Swedish which means "to shoot or hunt". |
| Igbo | The Igbo word "gbaa" can also refer to a gunshot or the act of shooting |
| Indonesian | Tembakan derives from "tembak" (shoot), and originally meant a gun, bow or sling, the latter two implying the stone projectiles they launched. |
| Irish | Lámhaigh can also refer to a slap, a blow, or a stroke. |
| Italian | The word "tiro" in Italian, meaning "shot", is derived from the Latin word "titulus" meaning "mark" or "inscription." |
| Japanese | ショット is also a slang term for a one-night stand. |
| Javanese | The term ditembak can also be translated as 'courting' in some situations. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, "ಶಾಟ್" can mean a bullet, a vaccination, a photographic exposure, or a draft of liquid, each with its own distinct etymology and usage. |
| Kazakh | “Ату” is also used as a command for hunting animals or birds or for starting a fight or competition. |
| Khmer | The word "បាញ់" (shot) in Khmer is derived from the Pali word "panno" meaning "arrow" or "missile." |
| Korean | The word "사격" (shot) in Korean also refers to the act of aiming and firing a weapon. |
| Kurdish | The word "gûlle" can also mean "bullet" or "cannonball" in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "атылган" also means "discharged" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | "ການສັກຢາ" is the process or practice of tattooing or inking on skin, which can also mean the ink or dye that is used for tattooing. |
| Latin | The word "iaculat" in Latin can also refer to birds of prey or a type of fish. |
| Latvian | "Nošauts" also means "fired" in Latvian and has other meanings. |
| Lithuanian | "Nušautas" comes from the word "šauti" (to shoot) and shares the same root with "šaulys" (shooter), "šautuvas" (gun), and "šaudymas" (shooting). |
| Luxembourgish | "Erschoss" in Luxembourgish can also mean "killed" or "executed". |
| Macedonian | The word "застрелан" can also be used to describe something that has been destroyed or ruined. |
| Malagasy | "Tifitra" also means "aim" or "target" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | The Malay word "tembakan" can also refer to a "guess" or a "proposal". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "ഷോട്ട്" ("shot") can also mean a "photograph" or a "injection" in English. |
| Maltese | The Maltese word 'sparatura' is derived from the Italian word 'sparare', meaning 'to fire (a weapon)'. |
| Maori | Although "koperea" translates to "shot", it carries a deeper meaning of a sharp or piercing action |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "शॉट" can also mean "bet" or "attempt". |
| Mongolian | The word "буудсан" can also mean "wounded" or "injured" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The word 'शट' (shot) in Nepali can also mean a kind of fabric or a type of stitch. |
| Norwegian | In Swedish, "skudd" also means "sprout". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "kuwombera" can also mean "to hunt" or "to shoot with a bow and arrow". |
| Pashto | The word ډزې in Pashto also refers to injections taken for medical purposes. |
| Persian | The Persian word "شلیک کرد" can also mean "fired" or "discharged". |
| Polish | Besides 'shot' in a firearms context, 'strzał' in Polish can also mean 'arrow' or 'bolt', or a sudden instance of intense physical pain |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, the word "tiro" (shot) also means "a try" or an "attempt." |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ਾਟ (shot) is a Hindi word that has been borrowed into Punjabi and can also refer to a photograph or a gamble. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "lovitură" can also refer to a hit, a strike, or a blow. |
| Russian | The Russian word "выстрел" not only means "shot", but also "a glass of vodka", and originates from the verb "стрелять" (to shoot). |
| Samoan | The word |
| Scots Gaelic | Peilear also means "pilgrim" or "foreigner" in certain Gaelic contexts |
| Serbian | The word "пуцањ" derives from the verb "пуцати" (to shoot) and can also refer to a gunshot wound or a musical shot. |
| Sesotho | "Thunya" can also mean a bullet or an arrow. |
| Shona | Shona has two verbs bara, meaning 'to shoot' and 'to give birth' (to a goat or sheep). |
| Sindhi | گولي is also used as a slang word for a naughty child. |
| Slovak | The word "strela" also refers to an arrow in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | In Slovenian, the word "strel" can also mean "lightning." |
| Somali | In Somali, 'toogasho' primarily signifies 'shooting', but also encompasses the concept of 'aiming' or 'taking aim'. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "disparo" also means "unevenness, disparity, or incongruity". |
| Sundanese | Ditémbak can also mean fired, detonated, or blown up in Sundanese. |
| Swahili | The word 'risasi' (shot) in Swahili comes from the verb 'kurusha' (to throw), suggesting its original meaning as 'something thrown'. |
| Swedish | The word "skott" in Swedish can also refer to a bud or a shoot, and is derived from the Old Norse word "skot" meaning "projection" or "growth." |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "binaril" in Tagalog (Filipino) comes from the Spanish word "binar," which means "to be wounded". |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "тир" can also refer to a person's character or nature. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word "ஷாட்" (shot) can also mean "attempt", "chance", or "opportunity". |
| Telugu | The word “షాట్” (“shot”) can also refer to any of the small, round objects used in shooting games |
| Turkish | "Atış" can also mean 'shooting', 'firing' or 'throw' in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "постріл" means "shot" in military usage, and "painful sensation in a limb" in medical usage. |
| Uzbek | The word "otilgan" is also used to describe a person who is quick-witted or sharp-tongued. |
| Vietnamese | The Vietnamese word "bắn" can also mean "to throw", "to launch", or "to play a musical instrument". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "ergyd" can also mean "a throw" or "a cast". |
| Xhosa | The word "wadubula" is derived from the onomatopoeic Zulu word "dubula", which means "to shoot". |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word שיסער, meaning "shot," also has multiple meanings in chess. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "shot" can also refer to an injection, like a medicinal one. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "wadutshulwa" can also refer to a small, round object or a type of bead. |
| English | The word 'shot' derives from Middle English 'schotten,' meaning to project or propel with force. |