Tennis in Different Languages
Discover 'Tennis' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Tennis
Afrikaans tennis | ||
Albanian tenis | ||
Amharic ቴኒስ | ||
Arabic تنس | ||
Armenian թենիս | ||
Assamese টেনিছ | ||
Aymara tenis ukax mä jach’a uñacht’äwiwa | ||
Azerbaijani tennis | ||
Bambara tenis (tennis) ye | ||
Basque tenisa | ||
Belarusian тэніс | ||
Bengali টেনিস | ||
Bhojpuri टेनिस के खेलल जाला | ||
Bosnian tenis | ||
Bulgarian тенис | ||
Catalan tennis | ||
Cebuano tennis | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 网球 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 網球 | ||
Corsican tennis | ||
Croatian tenis | ||
Czech tenis | ||
Danish tennis | ||
Dhivehi ޓެނިސް ކުޅެއެވެ | ||
Dogri टेनिस दा | ||
Dutch tennis | ||
English tennis | ||
Esperanto teniso | ||
Estonian tennis | ||
Ewe tenisƒoƒo | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) tennis | ||
Finnish tennis | ||
French tennis | ||
Frisian tennis | ||
Galician tenis | ||
Georgian ჩოგბურთი | ||
German tennis | ||
Greek τένις | ||
Guarani tenis rehegua | ||
Gujarati ટેનિસ | ||
Haitian Creole tenis | ||
Hausa tanis | ||
Hawaiian kinipōpō | ||
Hebrew טֶנִיס | ||
Hindi टेनिस | ||
Hmong ntaus pob tesniv | ||
Hungarian tenisz | ||
Icelandic tennis | ||
Igbo tenis | ||
Ilocano tennis nga | ||
Indonesian tenis | ||
Irish leadóg | ||
Italian tennis | ||
Japanese テニス | ||
Javanese tenis | ||
Kannada ಟೆನಿಸ್ | ||
Kazakh теннис | ||
Khmer កីឡាវាយកូនបាល់ | ||
Kinyarwanda tennis | ||
Konkani टेनिस खेळटा | ||
Korean 테니스 | ||
Krio tɛnis we dɛn kɔl tɛnis | ||
Kurdish tenîs | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) تێنس | ||
Kyrgyz теннис | ||
Lao ເທນນິດ | ||
Latin tennis | ||
Latvian teniss | ||
Lingala tennis ya lisano | ||
Lithuanian tenisas | ||
Luganda ttena | ||
Luxembourgish tennis | ||
Macedonian тенис | ||
Maithili टेनिस | ||
Malagasy tenisy | ||
Malay tenis | ||
Malayalam ടെന്നീസ് | ||
Maltese tennis | ||
Maori tēnehi | ||
Marathi टेनिस | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯦꯅꯤꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo tennis a ni | ||
Mongolian теннис | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တင်းနစ် | ||
Nepali टेनिस | ||
Norwegian tennis | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) tenisi | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଟେନିସ୍ | | ||
Oromo teenisii | ||
Pashto ټینس | ||
Persian تنیس | ||
Polish tenis ziemny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tênis | ||
Punjabi ਟੈਨਿਸ | ||
Quechua tenis | ||
Romanian tenis | ||
Russian большой теннис | ||
Samoan tenisi | ||
Sanskrit टेनिसः | ||
Scots Gaelic teanas | ||
Sepedi thenese | ||
Serbian тенис | ||
Sesotho tenese | ||
Shona tenesi | ||
Sindhi ٽينس | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ටෙනිස් | ||
Slovak tenis | ||
Slovenian tenis | ||
Somali teniska | ||
Spanish tenis | ||
Sundanese ténis | ||
Swahili tenisi | ||
Swedish tennis | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) tennis | ||
Tajik теннис | ||
Tamil டென்னிஸ் | ||
Tatar теннис | ||
Telugu టెన్నిస్ | ||
Thai เทนนิส | ||
Tigrinya ቴኒስ ዝበሃል ውድድር | ||
Tsonga thenisi | ||
Turkish tenis | ||
Turkmen tennis | ||
Twi (Akan) tɛnis a wɔbɔ | ||
Ukrainian теніс | ||
Urdu ٹینس | ||
Uyghur تېننىس توپ | ||
Uzbek tennis | ||
Vietnamese quần vợt | ||
Welsh tenis | ||
Xhosa intenetya | ||
Yiddish טעניס | ||
Yoruba tẹnisi | ||
Zulu ithenisi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word 'tennis' in Afrikaans, 'tennis', is derived from the French word 'tenez', meaning 'take', referring to the challenge to receive the ball. |
| Albanian | "Tenis" means both "tennis" and "sneakers" in Albanian. |
| Amharic | In Amharic, ቴኒስ (tennis) can also refer to someone who is very active or skilled, particularly in a sport or game. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "تنس" (tennis) derives from the French word "tenez," meaning "hold" or "take." |
| Armenian | In the historical context, the Armenian word “թենիս” means “ball, small-sized ball” and has been translated as such in the Armenian Bible. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "tennis" is derived from the Old French "tenez," the imperative of "tenir" meaning to hold, referring to the act of holding the ball or the server's call of "play". |
| Basque | Tenisa is derived from the Old French word tenez, meaning "take (the ball)", and is ultimately related to the Latin word tenēre, meaning "to hold". |
| Belarusian | The word "тэніс" is thought to come from the French word "tenez", meaning "take (the ball)", or from the Old English word "tenisen", meaning "to strike with a palm". It can also refer to a type of embroidery or a breed of dog. |
| Bengali | The word 'টেনিস' in Bengali derives from the Arabic word 'tenez', meaning 'hold' or 'take'. |
| Bosnian | Tenis in Bosnian also means a type of dance. |
| Bulgarian | The word "тенис" in Bulgarian can also refer to table tennis or badminton. |
| Catalan | The word "tennis" derives from the Old French word "tenez," meaning "take heed" or "receive." |
| Cebuano | "Tennis" comes from Middle French "tenez," meaning "take, hold, or receive," which tennis players would say before serving. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 网球一词源于法语「tenez」，意为“接球”。 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 網球來自法語「tenez」，意即「抓住它」 |
| Corsican | In Corsican, the word “tennis” also refers to the place where the game is played, as well as the net that divides the court in two. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, the word "tenis" can also refer to a type of dance. |
| Czech | Czech "tenis" also refers to shoes designed for the sport and to "tennis elbow" |
| Danish | The word "tennis" originally comes from the French "tenez" which means "take this". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "tennis" refers to both the sport of tennis as well as a type of traditional wooden shoe. |
| Estonian | The word "tennis" is derived from the Old French word "tenez" meaning "take heed" or "receive". |
| Finnish | The Finnish word "tennis" is derived from the French "tenez", meaning "take this" or "hold". |
| French | In France, the word |
| Frisian | It may derive from the Dutch word "tennes" via Old Frisian "tenese". |
| Galician | Galician "tenis" derives from Old Occitan "tenis," meaning "struggle," and can also refer to arguing or fighting. |
| German | In German, "Tennis" also refers to a medieval court game played with a ball and rackets. |
| Greek | "Tένις" in Greek can also refer to a type of playing card known as a "court card" or "face card". |
| Gujarati | The word "tennis" is derived from the Anglo-Norman term "tenetz", meaning "hold" or "take". It was originally a general term for any ball game played with the hand, but by the 17th century, it had come to refer specifically to the game we know today. |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole, the word "tenis" also refers to a type of canvas or rubber-soled shoe worn for everyday use. |
| Hausa | In the 1925 Hausa language dictionary 'A Vocabulary of the Sokoto Dialects', it is defined as "a game for two players using balls, with a string stretched across the middle" |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word |
| Hebrew | "טֶנִיס" is a loan word from English, but comes from the Old French word "tenez" which means “take” or “receive”. Tennis was originally played by hitting a ball back and forth using the palm of the hand, so the game was known as "paume". |
| Hindi | टेनिस (tennis) शब्द की उत्पत्ति लैटिन शब्द 'टेनेरे' से हुई है, जिसका अर्थ है पकड़ना या रखना। |
| Hmong | "Ntaus pob tesniv" derives from "ntaus pob" meaning "to throw a ball" and "tesniv" meaning "netted". Netted refers to the net that divides the court. |
| Hungarian | The word "tenisz" comes from the French word "tenez" meaning "hold!", a command used during a game of real tennis. |
| Icelandic | Tênis is a type of Portuguese dance music that originated in Rio de Janeiro and is known for its high energy and fast rhythm. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'tenis' also means 'to play' or 'to gamble'. |
| Indonesian | In Indonesian, "tenis" is derived from Dutch "tennis" and also refers to a type of small percussion instrument made of coconut shell. |
| Irish | The word "Leadóg" in Irish, as well as meaning "tennis" also refers to a "leap" or "bound". |
| Italian | The word "tennis" comes from the old French word "tenez" (meaning "take"), which was used to announce that a player was about to serve. |
| Japanese | The word "テニス" can also mean "lawn tennis" in Japanese. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "tenis" also means "to play with a ball." |
| Kannada | "ಟೆನಿಸ್" is derived from the French word "tenez" meaning "take this" or "receive". |
| Kazakh | The word "теннис" comes from the French word "tenez" which means "take it" or "hold it". It is also thought to be derived from the Anglo-Norman word "tenez" which means "to strike". |
| Korean | 테니스(tennis)는 중세 프랑스어 단어 'tenez'에서 유래했으며, '받아라'는 뜻이며, 서브를 할 때 라켓으로 공을 던질 때 사용하던 말로부터 왔습니다. |
| Kurdish | The word "tenîs" in Kurdish is derived from the Persian word "tenīs" which means "stringed instrument" |
| Kyrgyz | Слово "теннис" образовано от французского „tenez“ ( |
| Lao | คำว่า "ເທນນິດ" มักจะใช้เรียกการแข่งขันที่เรียกว่า "แบดมินตัน" |
| Latin | The word "tennis" originated from the Latin phrase "tenez", meaning "take heed", which was used to alert the receiver that the ball was coming. |
| Latvian | Teniss originates from Old French "tenez" meaning "receive" and "play". |
| Lithuanian | The word "tenisas" in Lithuanian is derived from the French word "tenez," meaning "hold" or "receive." |
| Macedonian | "Тенис" is derived from the Old French word "tenez", meaning "take" or "hold". |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "tenisy" originally referred to a game similar to tennis played with a wooden ball. |
| Malay | The name 'tenis' in Malay also refers to rackets used in traditional games like main jaring (net game) and sepak takraw (kick volleyball). |
| Malayalam | The word "ടെന്നീസ്" is derived from the French word "tenez", which means "take (this)". |
| Maltese | The Maltese word "tennis" is derived from the French word "tenez", meaning "hold" or "take". |
| Maori | The word 'tēnehi' was originally used to describe a game played with a ball and a stick, similar to hockey. |
| Marathi | It derives from the Old French word “tenez” (meaning “take (the ball)”) |
| Mongolian | Теннис is derived from the French word "tenez", meaning “take”. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | Derived from the French word “tenez” which means “receive” |
| Nepali | The word "टेनिस" is derived from the French word "tenir", meaning "to hold" or "to keep" in English, referring to the player's grip on the racket. |
| Norwegian | Tennis can also mean "thank you" or "excuse me" in Swedish. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "tenisi" in Nyanja is derived from the English word "tennis" and is used to refer to the sport of lawn tennis. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "ټینس" is borrowed from the English word "tennis", which is ultimately derived from the French word "tenez" meaning "hold", a reference to the call made by a server to the receiver before serving. |
| Persian | The Persian word "تنیس" comes from the Sanskrit word "tala" meaning "to extend". |
| Polish | The term comes from French "jeu de paume" meaning "palm game". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Tênis" in Portuguese can also mean "sneaker" in both Portugal and Brazil. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word "ਟੈਨਿਸ" also has a secondary meaning indicating a small tent or canopy. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "tenis" can also refer to sports shoes worn for leisure. |
| Russian | Большой теннис in Russian can also refer to the sport of badminton. |
| Samoan | The word 'tenisi' is also used to refer to a game similar to hopscotch, played with a small stone or shell on a marked out court. |
| Scots Gaelic | The root word "teanas" in Scots Gaelic refers to both a "journey" and "stretching", reflecting its ancient roots in a game played with a stretched hide and a projectile. |
| Serbian | Реч Тенис означава и 'простор, место где се теже тели', од речи 'тег' која је сродна са германским 'ziehen' (вући). |
| Sesotho | The word 'tenese' in Sesotho may also refer to 'playing tennis' as a sport. |
| Shona | The word 'tenesi' is derived from the English word 'tennis', and it also means 'to play tennis' or 'a game of tennis'. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "ٽينس" is derived from the English word "tennis" and refers to the sport played with a racket and ball on a court. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 'ටෙනිස්' ('tennis') is derived from Old French 'tenez', meaning 'take, receive, or hold' |
| Slovak | The word "tenis" in Slovak can also refer to a type of shoe worn for playing tennis. |
| Slovenian | The word 'tenis' in Slovenian can also refer to the sport of 'table tennis'. |
| Somali | The term also refers to a type of traditional Somali dance and music. |
| Spanish | 'Tenis' can also refer to sneakers or gym shoes in countries like Mexico, Colombia, and Guatemala. |
| Sundanese | In Sundanese, the word "ténis" can also refer to a type of casual shoe. |
| Swahili | Tenisi is also a type of shoe in Swahili and can mean any type of athletic shoe. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "tennis" comes from the French word "tenez," meaning "take it," and is a reference to the call made when serving the ball. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | In Tagalog, one of the alternate meanings of "tennis" is "a type of small fish caught in nets." |
| Tajik | In Tajik, теннис means "lawn tennis" or simply "tennis". |
| Tamil | The word "tennis" is derived from the French word "tenez," which means "here you go." |
| Telugu | The word "టెన్నిస్" originated from the Old French word "tenez" meaning "take (the ball)". |
| Thai | The Thai word เทนนิส also means 'ten-nis' (สิบนิส) which could refer to the ten rules of tennis or the number of points one needs to win each game. |
| Turkish | Tenis can also mean string, wire, or cord in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word "теніс" comes from the French word "tenez" (literally "hold") and was used to announce that one was serving. |
| Uzbek | The word "tennis" comes from the French word "tenir", meaning "to hold". There is also the verb in Uzbek “to play (tennis) - "tennisi o‘ynash" |
| Vietnamese | The origin of “quần vợt” is still debated, but many believe it is derived from the counting word for balls used in the game: |
| Welsh | The Welsh word 'tenis' can also refer to a type of dance. |
| Xhosa | The word 'intenetya' is also used to refer to the game of squash in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word for tennis can also mean 'to run back and forth' or 'to dally'. |
| Yoruba | In Yoruba, "tẹnisi" means "tennis" and can also refer to a type of traditional wrestling. |
| Zulu | The word "ithenisi" may also refer to a type of Zulu dance. |
| English | The word "tennis" originates from the 13th-century French word "tenez" meaning "take this" or "receive." |