Afrikaans toer | ||
Albanian turne | ||
Amharic ጉብኝት | ||
Arabic جولة | ||
Armenian շրջագայություն | ||
Assamese যাত্ৰা | ||
Aymara sarata | ||
Azerbaijani tur | ||
Bambara turi | ||
Basque bira | ||
Belarusian экскурсія | ||
Bengali ভ্রমণ | ||
Bhojpuri यात्रा | ||
Bosnian obilazak | ||
Bulgarian обиколка | ||
Catalan gira | ||
Cebuano paglibot | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 游览 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 遊覽 | ||
Corsican giru | ||
Croatian obilazak | ||
Czech prohlídka | ||
Danish tur | ||
Dhivehi ޓުއަރ | ||
Dogri सैर | ||
Dutch tour | ||
English tour | ||
Esperanto turneo | ||
Estonian tuur | ||
Ewe tsaɖiɖi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) paglilibot | ||
Finnish kiertue | ||
French tour | ||
Frisian reis | ||
Galician xira | ||
Georgian ტური | ||
German tour | ||
Greek περιοδεία | ||
Guarani ñeikundaha | ||
Gujarati પ્રવાસ | ||
Haitian Creole vwayaj | ||
Hausa yawon shakatawa | ||
Hawaiian huakaʻi | ||
Hebrew סיור | ||
Hindi यात्रा | ||
Hmong ncig saib | ||
Hungarian túra | ||
Icelandic ferð | ||
Igbo njegharị | ||
Ilocano agpasiar | ||
Indonesian wisata | ||
Irish turas | ||
Italian tour | ||
Japanese 旅行 | ||
Javanese tur | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರವಾಸ | ||
Kazakh тур | ||
Khmer ដំណើរកម្សាន្ត | ||
Kinyarwanda ingendo | ||
Konkani टूर | ||
Korean 여행 | ||
Krio visit | ||
Kurdish sefer | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەشت | ||
Kyrgyz тур | ||
Lao ທົວ | ||
Latin pretium | ||
Latvian tūre | ||
Lingala viziti | ||
Lithuanian turas | ||
Luganda okulambuula | ||
Luxembourgish tour | ||
Macedonian турнеја | ||
Maithili यात्रा | ||
Malagasy fitetezam-paritra | ||
Malay lawatan | ||
Malayalam ടൂർ | ||
Maltese mawra | ||
Maori haerenga | ||
Marathi फेरफटका | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯈꯣꯡꯆꯠ | ||
Mizo zinvak | ||
Mongolian аялал | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) လှည့်လည် | ||
Nepali भ्रमण | ||
Norwegian tur | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) ulendo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଭ୍ରମଣ | ||
Oromo daawwannaa | ||
Pashto سفر | ||
Persian تور | ||
Polish wycieczka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) tour | ||
Punjabi ਦੌਰਾ | ||
Quechua puriy | ||
Romanian tur | ||
Russian тур | ||
Samoan tafaoga | ||
Sanskrit यात्रा | ||
Scots Gaelic turas | ||
Sepedi leeto | ||
Serbian обилазак | ||
Sesotho leeto | ||
Shona kushanya | ||
Sindhi دورو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සැරිය | ||
Slovak prehliadka | ||
Slovenian ogled | ||
Somali safar | ||
Spanish excursión | ||
Sundanese wisata | ||
Swahili ziara | ||
Swedish turné | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) paglibot | ||
Tajik саёҳат | ||
Tamil சுற்றுப்பயணம் | ||
Tatar гастрольләр | ||
Telugu పర్యటన | ||
Thai ทัวร์ | ||
Tigrinya ዙር | ||
Tsonga rendzo | ||
Turkish tur | ||
Turkmen gezelenç | ||
Twi (Akan) nsrahwɛ | ||
Ukrainian тур | ||
Urdu ٹور | ||
Uyghur ساياھەت | ||
Uzbek ekskursiya | ||
Vietnamese chuyến du lịch | ||
Welsh taith | ||
Xhosa ukhenketho | ||
Yiddish רייַזע | ||
Yoruba ajo | ||
Zulu ukuvakasha |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The word "toer" in Afrikaans can also refer to a "toerusting", which is a special occasion where religious services are held. |
| Albanian | The word "turne" (tour) in Albanian also refers to a spinning movement, such as that of a wheel or a person rotating on their axis. |
| Amharic | The word ጉብኝት (tour) comes from the verb "ጉበኝ" (to visit), which is derived from the Ge'ez word "ጉባኤ" (assembly). It can also refer to a group of people visiting a place together. |
| Arabic | In Arabic, |
| Azerbaijani | The Azerbaijani word "tur" also means "cycle", "turn" or "round" in Persian. |
| Basque | The Basque word |
| Belarusian | The noun "экскурсія" (tour) derives from the Latin word "excursus," meaning "a deviation from the usual course of study or travel." |
| Bengali | In Sanskrit, the original meaning of "ভ্রমণ" is "to roam" or "to wander". |
| Bosnian | "Obilazak" in Bosnian is a compound of the prefix "o-" (around) and the noun "bila" (a side). It thus originally meant "going around something on all sides". |
| Bulgarian | "Обиколка" in Bulgarian can also refer to a circumference or a lap in a race. |
| Catalan | The word "gira" also means "turn" or "round". |
| Cebuano | The Filipino word "paglilibot" refers to touring, while "paglibot" means to turn or rotate something |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The second character, "览", can also mean "to browse" or "to look over". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 遊 can mean to 'stroll' and 覽 can mean to 'observe'. |
| Corsican | Corsican "giru" probably derives from Ligurian "gira" or "giro" in the same meaning, ultimately from the Latin "gyrus". |
| Croatian | The Croatian word "obilazak" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *obiti, meaning "to go around". |
| Czech | The Czech term "prohlídka" can also refer to an examination or inspection. |
| Danish | The Danish word "tur" can also mean "a spin" or "a turn". |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "tour" can also mean a wooden tower, watchtower, or turret. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "turneo" comes from the French word "tournoi", and can also mean a tournament or competition. |
| Estonian | Although written and pronounced the same, the Estonian word "tuur" (to tour) has no direct connection to the English word "tour" but rather derives from "tuurama" (to peep, to gaze). |
| Finnish | In Finnish, "kiertue" can also refer to a theatrical or musical production that travels from town to town. |
| French | The word "tour" in French can also refer to a performance by a musician or group. |
| Frisian | The word "reis" in Frisian also refers to a trip by ship or a caravan of travellers. |
| Galician | The word "xira" in Galician comes from the Latin "gira", which in turn comes from the Greek "gyros" meaning "round". |
| Georgian | The word "ტური" in Georgian derives from the Greek word "δρόμος" (dromos) meaning "pathway" or "roadway". It can also refer to a specific route or circuit, such as a hiking trail or a road trip. |
| German | The word "Tour" in German can also refer to a high, slender structure, such as a tower or spire. |
| Greek | The Greek word "περιοδεία" can also refer to a pilgrimage or religious procession. |
| Gujarati | The word "પ્રવાસ" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रवास" (pravas), meaning "abode" or "stay", and is also used to refer to a "journey" or "pilgrimage". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "vwayaj" in Haitian Creole is derived from the French word "voyage" and also means "journey" or "trip." |
| Hausa | Yawon shaƙatawa comes from shaƙa meaning to play or to move around aimlessly and shaƙata meaning to wander around or to stroll |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word "huakaʻi" can also mean "journey" or "pilgrimage." |
| Hebrew | The word "סיור" is derived from the same Semitic root as the words "סר" (to turn, move) and "סיר" (pot), reflecting the sense of moving around a place or object. |
| Hindi | Hindi word 'यात्रा' (tour) also means pilgrimage, journey, or travel from one place to another. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "ncig saib" can also mean "to stroll" or "to walk around". |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "túra" can also refer to a hike or excursion, especially one undertaken in a group or for recreational purposes. |
| Icelandic | The word "ferð" also means "journey" or "expedition" and is related to the Old Norse word "fǫr" meaning "to go" or "to travel". |
| Igbo | There is a related word 'njere' meaning 'play' and the word 'njegharị' is likely derived from that given that tours are recreational. |
| Indonesian | The word "wisata" in Indonesian derives from the Sanskrit word "vistāra" meaning "extension, expansion, or journey" |
| Irish | Irish 'turas' is derived from Latin 'turma' and can also refer to a pilgrimage or life journey. |
| Italian | "Tour" in Italian also means "watchtower" or "fortress" and comes from the Latin "turris," meaning "tower." |
| Japanese | The character "lǚ" in 旅行 originally meant "hunting" or "going on business". |
| Javanese | The Javanese word "tur" also means "to be led by the nose" or "to be cheated". |
| Kannada | The etymology of 'ಪ್ರವಾಸ' (tour) is rooted in Sanskrit, where it means 'journey' or 'pilgrimage'. |
| Kazakh | In Kazakh, "тур" also means "wild goat". |
| Korean | 한자어로 "여행"은 "여(呂)"는 노래, "행(行)"은 가는 것으로 노래를 부르며 가는 것을 의미한다. |
| Kurdish | The word "sefer" in Kurdish is the same as "sefer" in Turkish, which means "journey, excursion" or "expedition." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "тур" in Kyrgyz can also refer to a type of wild goat. |
| Lao | In Lao, the word ທົວ (tour) can also mean 'to visit' or 'to inspect', reflecting the broad scope of activities that may be included in a Laotian tour experience. |
| Latin | The Latin word "pretium" also means price or value |
| Latvian | "Tūre" also means "horn" in Latvian, which might come from the root "taur- " (bull), but the connection is not certain. |
| Lithuanian | The word "turas" ("tour") comes from the verb "turėti" ("to have"), the origin of which is traced back to the Proto-Indo-European root "*teu- " ("to swell, to be strong"). |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "Tour" can also mean "tower" or "round", derived from the French word "tour" and the Latin word "turris". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian "турнеја" comes from the French "tournée" and the Italian "tornata", meaning "a return journey", and can also refer to performances by a group of musicians or actors in different cities. |
| Malagasy | The word "fitetezam-paritra" can also mean "to make a round", "to encompass", or "to surround" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | In some Malay dialects, the word "lawatan" can also mean "visit" or "meeting". |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, 'ടൂർ' or 'toor' also means 'pulses' or 'dal', particularly referring to pigeon pea. |
| Maltese | "Mawra" is also used in Maltese to refer to a round, cylindrical object, such as a wheel or a tower. |
| Maori | Haerenga derives from the word for 'going,' and also means 'story' or 'history,' suggesting the deep connection between travel and discovery in Maori culture. |
| Marathi | फेरफटका can also mean a 'stroll' or 'walk' in Marathi. |
| Mongolian | The word "аялал" can also mean leisure, amusement or recreation in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The Nepali word "भ्रमण" is derived from the Sanskrit root "bhrām," which means "to wander," "to roam," or "to move about." It can also refer to a "circuit," "an orbit," or a "revolution." |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "tur" is derived from the Old Norse word "þurr", which means "dry" or "thirsty". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word ulendo ('tour') in Nyanja (Chichewa) also means 'journey', 'travel', or 'trip' |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "سفر" also denotes a period of absence from home, such as a holiday or journey. |
| Persian | The word تور (tour) also means 'net' in Persian, and is cognate with the English word 'trawl' |
| Polish | "Wycieczka" (tour) comes from the German "Ausflug" and originally meant "exit". Later it gained the meaning of "a walk outside the city". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Torre" (tower) comes from the Latin "turris" and gives "tour" (tour) in French and English. In Brazilian Portuguese, "tour" is used as a noun referring to a tourist route, while in European Portuguese it's used as a verb referring to a military action. |
| Punjabi | The word "ਦੌਰਾ" can also mean "visit" or "round" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "tur" can also refer to a lap (in sports) or a turn (as in "it's my turn"). |
| Russian | In Russian the word “тур” can mean either a tour, a wild bull, a musical instrument or a unit of time. |
| Samoan | The same word 'tafaoga' is applied to the concept of 'round' as in circling. |
| Scots Gaelic | In Scots Gaelic, the word "turas" also means "journey, pilgrimage, or adventure." |
| Serbian | The word "обилазак" can also mean "roundup" or "drive around" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | In addition to “tour,” the word “leeto” also signifies “journey” and “procession” in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word "kushanya" comes from the Zezuru dialect of Shona and means "a journey undertaken for pleasure or business". |
| Sindhi | The word "دورو" (tour) in Sindhi can also refer to "a turn" or "a revolution." |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word "සැරිය" can also mean "to walk around" or "to go out for a walk" in Sinhalese. |
| Slovak | Prehliadka can also mean a review (of a performance) or a show (of a product) in Slovak. |
| Slovenian | The word "ogled" in Slovenian also means "viewing" or "examination". |
| Somali | The word "safar" in Somali can also refer to a pilgrimage or a long journey, particularly to a religious site. |
| Spanish | The word "excursión": comes from the Latin word "excurrere" which means "to run out or away". |
| Sundanese | The word "wisata" in Sundanese comes from the root word "wi" which means "to go" and the suffix "-sa" which indicates a noun derived from a verb, hence "wisata" means "a going" or "a journey". |
| Swahili | The word "ziara" also means "visit" or "pilgrimage" in Swahili. |
| Swedish | In Swedish, "turné" can also refer to a series of performances or events in different locations, like a concert tour or a lecture series. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "paglibot" can also mean "to wander" or "to go around." |
| Tajik | The word "саёҳат" is derived from the Persian word "sayyāḥ", meaning "traveling" or "journeying". |
| Tamil | Derived from 'சுற்று' meaning 'to go round or travel'. |
| Telugu | పర్యటన is derived from the Sanskrit word 'parivaṭana' which means 'change of place' or 'alteration'. |
| Thai | The Thai word “ทัวร์” can also mean “to wander about aimlessly”. |
| Turkish | "Tur" also means "type" or "kind" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The word “тур” (''tour'') in Ukrainian comes from the French language, where it means “to make a circle”. In addition to meaning “tour”, it can also mean “roam”, “wander”, or “stroll”. |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "ٹور" (tour) is derived from the Persian word "تور" (tur), meaning "mountain" or "hill". |
| Uzbek | The term "ekskursiya" originates from the Latin word "excursio," meaning "a journey or outing." |
| Vietnamese | The word "chuyến du lịch" in Vietnamese can also mean a "trip" or a "journey". |
| Welsh | The word "taith" in Welsh can also mean "journey" or "travel". |
| Xhosa | The word "ukhenketho" can also refer to a procession, pilgrimage, or circular journey. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "רייַזע" ("tour") derives from the German word "Reise" and can also mean "journey" or "travel". |
| Yoruba | 'Ajo' means both 'travel' and 'a group of travelers' in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | In addition to meaning tour, ukuva kasha is also the Zulu word for 'vacation' and can mean 'leisure journey' more broadly when used in combination with other words. |
| English | The word "tour" derives from Middle English "tour" meaning "tower," from Old French "tor," from Latin "turris." |