Ski in Different Languages
Discover 'Ski' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Ski
Afrikaans ski | ||
Albanian ski | ||
Amharic ስኪ | ||
Arabic تزلج | ||
Armenian դահուկներ | ||
Assamese ski | ||
Aymara esquí | ||
Azerbaijani xizək | ||
Bambara ski | ||
Basque eskiatu | ||
Belarusian лыжныя | ||
Bengali স্কি | ||
Bhojpuri स्की के बा | ||
Bosnian ski | ||
Bulgarian ски | ||
Catalan esquiar | ||
Cebuano ski | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 滑雪 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 滑雪 | ||
Corsican sci | ||
Croatian skijati | ||
Czech lyže | ||
Danish ski | ||
Dhivehi ސްކީ އެވެ | ||
Dogri स्की | ||
Dutch ski | ||
English ski | ||
Esperanto skii | ||
Estonian suusatama | ||
Ewe ski | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ski | ||
Finnish hiihtää | ||
French ski | ||
Frisian sky | ||
Galician esquí | ||
Georgian სათხილამურო | ||
German ski | ||
Greek σκι | ||
Guarani esquí rehegua | ||
Gujarati સ્કી | ||
Haitian Creole ski | ||
Hausa gudun kankara | ||
Hawaiian ski | ||
Hebrew סקִי | ||
Hindi स्की | ||
Hmong caij saum daus | ||
Hungarian sí | ||
Icelandic skíði | ||
Igbo skai | ||
Ilocano ski | ||
Indonesian main ski | ||
Irish sciála | ||
Italian sciare | ||
Japanese スキー | ||
Javanese ski | ||
Kannada ಸ್ಕೀ | ||
Kazakh шаңғы | ||
Khmer ជិះស្គី | ||
Kinyarwanda ski | ||
Konkani स्की | ||
Korean 스키 | ||
Krio ski | ||
Kurdish befirajo | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) خلیسکێنەی سەر بەفر | ||
Kyrgyz лыжа | ||
Lao ສະກີ | ||
Latin ski | ||
Latvian slēpot | ||
Lingala ski | ||
Lithuanian slidinėti | ||
Luganda ski | ||
Luxembourgish ski | ||
Macedonian скијање | ||
Maithili स्की | ||
Malagasy ski | ||
Malay ski | ||
Malayalam സ്കൂൾ | ||
Maltese ski | ||
Maori retireti | ||
Marathi स्की | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁ꯭ꯀꯤ | ||
Mizo ski | ||
Mongolian цана | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) နှင်းလျှောစီး | ||
Nepali स्की | ||
Norwegian ski | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kutsetsereka | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍କି | ||
Oromo ski | ||
Pashto سکی | ||
Persian اسکی | ||
Polish narty | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) esqui | ||
Punjabi ਸਕੀ | ||
Quechua esquí | ||
Romanian schi | ||
Russian кататься на лыжах | ||
Samoan faaseʻe | ||
Sanskrit स्की | ||
Scots Gaelic sgitheadh | ||
Sepedi ski | ||
Serbian ски | ||
Sesotho ski | ||
Shona ski | ||
Sindhi اسڪائي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ස්කී | ||
Slovak lyžovať | ||
Slovenian smučanje | ||
Somali baraf | ||
Spanish esquí | ||
Sundanese ski | ||
Swahili ski | ||
Swedish åka skidor | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mag-ski | ||
Tajik лижаронӣ | ||
Tamil ஸ்கை | ||
Tatar чаңгы | ||
Telugu స్కీ | ||
Thai สกี | ||
Tigrinya ስኪ | ||
Tsonga ski | ||
Turkish kayak | ||
Turkmen lykiada typmak | ||
Twi (Akan) ski | ||
Ukrainian лижні | ||
Urdu اسکی | ||
Uyghur قار تېيىلىش | ||
Uzbek chang'i | ||
Vietnamese trượt tuyết | ||
Welsh sgïo | ||
Xhosa ukuskiya | ||
Yiddish אייז גליטשן | ||
Yoruba siki | ||
Zulu ski |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "ski" can also refer to a thin slice of bread. |
| Albanian | The word "ski" in Albanian can also refer to a type of long, pointed knife or a wooden wedge used to split logs. |
| Amharic | The Amharic root "ስኪ" is also used for "to throw". In some contexts, it can mean "to throw oneself" or "to glide or skid." |
| Arabic | The word "تزلج" also means "sliding" or "slippery" in Arabic, denoting the motion of skiing. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "xizək" is derived from the Persian word "chizhak" meaning "a type of wood". It can also refer to a "wooden peg" or a "crossbeam" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | The suffix '-atu' can indicate a location, so 'eskiatu' could mean 'a place for skis'. |
| Belarusian | The Belarusian word "лыжныя" can also refer to a type of mushroom known as oyster mushrooms. |
| Bengali | সাচারাচর মতের বিপরীতে শব্দটির উৎপত্তি নরওয়েজিয়ান শব্দ “skíð” থেকে নয় বরং সিন্ধিতে এর প্রকৃত অর্থ রয়েছে “গাছ” শব্দের প্রতিধ্বনিমূলক থেকে এসেছে। |
| Bosnian | Bosnian "ski" is a loanword from Persian and is related to the Slavic word "skok" meaning "leap". |
| Bulgarian | The word "ски" can also mean "sticks" or "poles" in Bulgarian, reflecting its original meaning as a tool for sliding on snow. |
| Catalan | "Esquiar" in Catalan (like "ski" in English) has other meanings, like "to dodge" or "to avoid". |
| Cebuano | The word "ski" also refers to a type of knife with one sharpened edge in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | “滑雪”一词在古汉语中意为“滑冰”，后来特指在雪地中借助雪板滑行。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 滑雪 is also the Chinese term for "to ski" in both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. |
| Corsican | Corsican "sci" corresponds to Italian "sci" (pl.), which in turn derives from Norwegian "ski" (sg.), although in Corsica the singular "sciu" is also in use. |
| Croatian | The word 'skijati' in Croatian also means 'to play' or 'to jump'. |
| Czech | The word "lyže" in Czech is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "lyzъ", which also means "ice skate". |
| Danish | The word "ski" is derived from the Old Norse word "skíð", meaning "a thin, flat piece of wood". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "ski" can also refer to a large, flat wooden board used as a table or counter. |
| Esperanto | "Skii" has different meanings in Esperanto: 1) part of the human body 2) an animal 3) a type of mushroom |
| Estonian | The word "suusatama" is also used in Estonian to refer to "glide" or "slide." |
| Finnish | The word "hiihtää" is also used to refer to a type of skiing that involves gliding across snow on flat skis with one foot in front of the other. |
| French | The word "ski" comes from the Norwegian word "ski" meaning "piece of wood" or "runner". |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "sky" can also mean "cloud". |
| Galician | The word "esquí" in Galician derives from the Proto-Basque term for "stick" or "rod". |
| Georgian | The word |
| German | The word "Ski" comes from the Old Norse word "skíð", meaning "piece of wood". |
| Greek | "Σκι" is also used colloquially in Modern Greek to mean "go for a walk in the countryside." |
| Gujarati | The word 'સ્કી' ('ski') in Gujarati comes from the Norwegian word 'ski' meaning 'a long, narrow piece of wood used for gliding over snow'. The word 'ski' is also used in Gujarati to refer to a type of dance performed by women in pairs, in which they hold onto a long stick and slide across the floor. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "ski" can also refer to a type of Haitian dance that originated in the 19th century. |
| Hausa | The word 'gudun kankara' in Hausa does not mean 'ski', but rather 'to slide on ice'. |
| Hawaiian | In Hawaiian, "ski" means "to strip" or "to pull." |
| Hebrew | The word סקי ("ski") also means "look" when used as a verb in Hebrew, deriving from the Aramaic verb סכי ("to look"). |
| Hindi | The word "स्की" in Hindi also refers to a tree with edible leaves. |
| Hmong | The word "caij saum daus" also means "footwear for snow" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | While "sí" also means "here" in Hungarian, it does not have an alternate meaning of "ski". |
| Icelandic | The word "skíði" in Icelandic can also refer to a type of flatbread or a wooden plank used for scraping or smoothing surfaces. |
| Igbo | In Igbo, "skai" means "to slide" or "to glide", hinting at the motion of skiing. |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "main ski" is a loanword from Dutch, and it can also mean "to play" or "to do something for fun". |
| Irish | The word "sciála" in Irish can refer to a type of winter footwear or to a skiing activity, both derived from the Norwegian word "ski". |
| Italian | The word "sciare" in Italian also means "to know" or "to be able to do something", derived from the Latin "scire". |
| Japanese | While the word "スキー" is typically used to refer to the sport or equipment, it can also be used to describe a wooden float used in religious ceremonies. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "ski" also means "to rub against something" or "to wipe with a cloth." |
| Kannada | The word 'ಸ್ಕೀ' ('ski') is derived from the Old Norse word 'skíð', meaning 'a piece of wood'. |
| Kazakh | The word "шаңғы" comes from the Persian word "تشينك" (chāniīk), which means "a wooden bar for sliding on snow". |
| Korean | 스키 is similar to the Mongolian word (сихи) meaning 'to cut'. It may be ultimately derived from Persian سغ (sagh) and Turkish sağ 'shank' or 'leg' |
| Kurdish | The word 'befirajo' literally means 'to cut through snow' and is used to describe the action of skiing in Kurdish. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "лыжа" can also refer to a type of wooden sled used for transportation. |
| Lao | In Lao, the word "ສະກີ" can also refer to a type of traditional Laotian dance. |
| Latin | The Latin word "scindere" (to split) is the origin of the word "ski." |
| Latvian | The word "slēpot" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ḱleu̯-/*ḱlu̯-/", meaning "to glide" or "to flow". |
| Lithuanian | The word "slidinėti" also means "to glide" or "to slide" in Lithuanian. |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, “ski” can also refer to a wooden beam used in construction or to a type of wooden sled used for carrying loads. |
| Macedonian | The word "скијање" in Macedonian comes from the Proto-Slavic word *skьjǫ, which also means "to glide". |
| Malagasy | "Ski" means "to wash" in Malagasy, and can also mean "to clean" or "to purify." |
| Malay | The Malay word "ski" also means "to slide" or "to glide". |
| Malayalam | The Malayalam word "സ്കൂൾ" (ski) comes from the English word "sky", and can also refer to something that is high, lofty, or grand. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "ski" means "to slide," and is related to the Arabic word "sakka," meaning "to pour." |
| Maori | The word "retireti" in Maori is not related to the word "retire" in English but is instead derived from the French word "tirer" meaning "to pull". |
| Marathi | "स्की" (ski): A term borrowed from English that may refer to either skiing or the equipment |
| Mongolian | "цана" также означает "лыжню" или "саму дорогу". Это отражают примеры из монгольской литературы. |
| Nepali | The word 'ski' is an acronym for 'Snow, Knife, and Ice', which are three essential elements for skiing. |
| Norwegian | The word 'ski' in Norwegian is cognate with the English word 'shoe' and originally referred to a long, narrow piece of wood worn on the foot for protection or warmth. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word 'kutsetsereka' also means 'to slide' or 'to glide'. |
| Pashto | The word "سکی" in Pashto has the alternate meaning of "horse's saddle". |
| Persian | The word اسکی also means a kind of needle-shaped fish |
| Polish | The etymology of the Polish word "narty" is thought to originate from the Old Norse word "nartr", meaning "narrow snowshoe". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Esqui comes from the Proto-Germanic word "skīdh". It shares the same root with the English word "shoe" and the Persian word "kashk" (slipper). |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਕੀ" (ski) in Punjabi can also refer to a type of small knife used for cutting vegetables or fruit. |
| Romanian | Schi comes from the same root as 'shield' and 'separate' - it referred to long boards used to split the surface of snow. |
| Russian | The word 'кататься на лыжах' in Russian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'lyžь', meaning 'runner' or 'slider'. |
| Samoan | In Samoan, the word 'faaseʻe' also means 'to slide', reflecting the motion of skiing. |
| Scots Gaelic | Sgìthe means “a glide, a slide, a swift motion” in Scottish Gaelic. |
| Serbian | The word 'ски' in Serbian ultimately derives from Old Norse 'skíð' meaning thin board or lath |
| Sesotho | The Sesotho word "seski" also means "slippery." |
| Shona | The word 'ski' in Shona can also refer to a type of grass used for thatching roofs. |
| Sindhi | Sindhi word "اسڪائي" means "to leap" and is also spelled "اسڪائجي" in the Sindhi script. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "ස්කී" (ski) in Sinhala can also refer to a type of wooden pole used for sliding objects. |
| Slovak | "Lyžovať" comes from the Proto-Slavic word "lyžě", meaning "ski", but in some Slavic languages it also means "skate" or "slide". |
| Slovenian | The word "smučanje" in Slovenian comes from the German word "Schuh", meaning "shoe". |
| Somali | The Somali word "baraf" is derived from the Arabic word "barad" meaning "to make cold". |
| Spanish | The word "esquí" in Spanish is related to the Basque word "eski" meaning "flat wooden shoe". |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, "ski" also means "to slide." |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "ski" comes from the Arabic "sak" meaning "leg" and may have originally meant the type of pants that ski pants are descended from. |
| Swedish | The verb 'åka skidor' in Swedish is a compound of 'åka' ('to travel') and 'skidor' ('skis'), suggesting the action of 'travelling on skis'. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Mag-ski" is the Tagalog translation of "ski". The word itself does not have any alternate meanings. |
| Tajik | The word «лижаронӣ» comes from the French word «ski», meaning «to slide on the snow». |
| Tamil | In Tamil, "ski" can refer to an instrument used in the sport of skiing or to the action of gliding down a snowy slope on skis. |
| Telugu | The word "ski" is derived from the Old Norse word "skíð", meaning "piece of wood". It can also refer to a type of watercraft or a measure of length. |
| Thai | สกี is also a Lao word meaning "to slice" and an alternate spelling of the Thai word "สกี" ("ski"). |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "kayak" can also mean "canoe" or "flat-bottomed boat". |
| Ukrainian | "Лижні" is derived from the Slavic word "lyzhnă", meaning "plank." |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "اسکی" (ski) literally translates to "ice", but it can also refer to frozen water or a tool used for moving on snow. |
| Uzbek | The word "chang'i" in Uzbek can also refer to a type of wooden sled used for transportation or recreation. |
| Vietnamese | The word "trượt tuyết" in Vietnamese literally means "to slide on snow" and is derived from the Chinese word "shuixue". |
| Welsh | The word "sgïo" can also refer to a "slide", "gliding motion", or "glide" in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | The word "Ukuskiya" in Xhosa derives from the Bantu root "-ski-", meaning "to glide" or "to move smoothly". |
| Yiddish | "אייז גליטשן" (ski) in Yiddish may also refer to the verb "to glide effortlessly" or "to skip or skim across a surface". |
| Yoruba | The Yoruba word "siki" also translates to "to climb", "to jump", or "to soar". |
| Zulu | The word "ski" has no direct translation in Zulu, but it can be described as "isikhali sokuhamba phezu kwekhephu" (a device for moving on ice). |
| English | Old Norse "skíð" (plural) is also the origin of "skid" in English. |