Tourist in Different Languages
Discover 'Tourist' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Tourist
Afrikaans toeris | ||
Albanian turistike | ||
Amharic ቱሪስት | ||
Arabic سائح | ||
Armenian զբոսաշրջիկ | ||
Assamese পৰ্যটক | ||
Aymara turista ukhamawa | ||
Azerbaijani turist | ||
Bambara turisiw ye | ||
Basque turistikoa | ||
Belarusian турыстычны | ||
Bengali পর্যটক | ||
Bhojpuri पर्यटक के नाम से जानल जाला | ||
Bosnian turist | ||
Bulgarian туристически | ||
Catalan turístic | ||
Cebuano turista | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 游客 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 遊客 | ||
Corsican turisticu | ||
Croatian turist | ||
Czech turistické | ||
Danish turist | ||
Dhivehi ފަތުރުވެރިއެކެވެ | ||
Dogri पर्यटक | ||
Dutch toerist | ||
English tourist | ||
Esperanto turisto | ||
Estonian turist | ||
Ewe tsaɖila | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) turista | ||
Finnish turisti | ||
French touristique | ||
Frisian toerist | ||
Galician turístico | ||
Georgian ტურისტი | ||
German tourist | ||
Greek τουρίστας | ||
Guarani turista rehegua | ||
Gujarati પર્યટક | ||
Haitian Creole touris | ||
Hausa yawon shakatawa | ||
Hawaiian mākaʻikaʻi | ||
Hebrew תייר | ||
Hindi पर्यटक | ||
Hmong kev ncig tebchaws | ||
Hungarian turista | ||
Icelandic ferðamaður | ||
Igbo njem nleta | ||
Ilocano turista | ||
Indonesian turis | ||
Irish turasóir | ||
Italian turista | ||
Japanese ツーリスト | ||
Javanese turis | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ | ||
Kazakh туристік | ||
Khmer ទេសចរណ៍ | ||
Kinyarwanda mukerarugendo | ||
Konkani पर्यटक | ||
Korean 관광객 | ||
Krio turis we de kam waka de | ||
Kurdish gerrok | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) گەشتیار | ||
Kyrgyz турист | ||
Lao ນັກທ່ອງທ່ຽວ | ||
Latin tornacense | ||
Latvian tūrists | ||
Lingala touriste | ||
Lithuanian turistas | ||
Luganda omulambuzi | ||
Luxembourgish touristesch | ||
Macedonian турист | ||
Maithili पर्यटक | ||
Malagasy mpizaha tany | ||
Malay pelancong | ||
Malayalam ടൂറിസ്റ്റ് | ||
Maltese turistiku | ||
Maori tūruhi | ||
Marathi पर्यटक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯇꯨꯔꯤꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo tourist a ni | ||
Mongolian жуулчин | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) tourist ည့်သည် | ||
Nepali पर्यटक | ||
Norwegian turist | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) alendo | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପର୍ଯ୍ୟଟକ | ||
Oromo turistii ta’e | ||
Pashto سیاح | ||
Persian جهانگرد | ||
Polish turystyczny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) turista | ||
Punjabi ਯਾਤਰੀ | ||
Quechua turista nisqa | ||
Romanian turist | ||
Russian турист | ||
Samoan turisi | ||
Sanskrit पर्यटक | ||
Scots Gaelic turasachd | ||
Sepedi moeng wa maeto | ||
Serbian туристички | ||
Sesotho mohahlauli | ||
Shona mushanyi | ||
Sindhi سياح | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සංචාරක | ||
Slovak turistické | ||
Slovenian turistična | ||
Somali dalxiis | ||
Spanish turista | ||
Sundanese turis | ||
Swahili mtalii | ||
Swedish turist | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) turista | ||
Tajik сайёҳӣ | ||
Tamil சுற்றுலா | ||
Tatar турист | ||
Telugu పర్యాటక | ||
Thai นักท่องเที่ยว | ||
Tigrinya በጻሒ ምዃኑ ይፍለጥ | ||
Tsonga mupfhumba | ||
Turkish turist | ||
Turkmen syýahatçy | ||
Twi (Akan) nsrahwɛfo | ||
Ukrainian туристична | ||
Urdu سیاح | ||
Uyghur ساياھەتچى | ||
Uzbek sayyoh | ||
Vietnamese khách du lịch | ||
Welsh twristiaid | ||
Xhosa umkhenkethi | ||
Yiddish טוריסט | ||
Yoruba oniriajo | ||
Zulu izivakashi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "toeris" is derived from the Dutch word "toerist", which in turn comes from the French word "touriste", meaning "one who travels for pleasure". |
| Albanian | In Albanian, the word "turistike" not only means "tourist" but also "traveler" or "visitor". |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ቱሪስት" can also refer to someone who visits a place for a brief period of time. |
| Arabic | The word 'سائح' is derived from the Arabic root 'س-ي-ح' meaning 'to travel' and can also refer to 'a pilgrim' or 'a mendicant' |
| Armenian | In the Armenian language, the word “zboshashrjik” (ՠցսրատրժգ) can also refer to a person who walks or strolls, not necessarily in the context of tourism. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "turist" in Azerbaijani also has a secondary meaning of "lazy person" or "loafer". |
| Basque | The word "turistikoa" in Basque derives from the French word "touriste", itself derived from the Latin "tornista", meaning "person who travels around". |
| Belarusian | The word турыстычны also means "travel-related" in the context of "travel agency" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The word "পর্যটক" (tourist) is derived from the Sanskrit word "पर्यटन" (paryatan), which means "traveling" or "to move around". It can also refer to a person who makes a journey for pleasure or recreation. |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, 'turist' can also refer to someone who frequently visits a particular place or activity. |
| Bulgarian | The word "туристически" also means "travel-related" or "pertaining to tourism" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "turístic" in Catalan also has the alternate meaning of "related to tourism". |
| Cebuano | In Cebuano, "turista" also means "diarrhea" due to its prevalence among tourists. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The term 游客 (yóukè) not only refers to tourists but also generally to any person who goes somewhere for leisure. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "遊客" refers not only to tourists but also to people who visit temples or other places of worship. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word 'turisticu' also means 'strange' or 'odd'. |
| Croatian | In Croatian, 'turist' can also refer to a member of a Turkish cavalry regiment, a tourist guide or a traveller who stays in a place for a short time |
| Czech | Turistic is a word that also means 'hiking' in Czech, while 'turista' is a person who goes on a hike. |
| Danish | In Danish, "turist" originally referred to those who traveled for pleasure or leisure rather than business. |
| Dutch | In Dutch, "toerist" also means "one who gazes" or "one who strolls". |
| Esperanto | In Esperanto, "turisto" derives from "turo" (tower), indicating a person making a pilgrimage or excursion to a notable landmark or city. |
| Estonian | "Turist" in Estonian can also refer to a person who spends a lot of time traveling for pleasure or a person who is unfamiliar with a place. |
| Finnish | Turisti is derived from the word 'turis', which in Middle Age Latin meant 'journey'. |
| French | "Touristique" originally derives from "tournoyer": to turn, or to go from one place to another. |
| Frisian | The word "toerist" in Frisian can also refer to a "vacationer" or "holidaymaker." |
| Galician | The Galician word "turístico" can also mean "relating to a bullfight". |
| Georgian | The word "ტურისტი" (tourist) in Georgian is derived from the Greek word "τόπος" (topos), meaning "place", referring to someone who travels to different places. |
| German | In German "Tourist" can also mean "hiker". |
| Greek | The Greek word "τουρίστας" can also refer to a "wanderer" or someone who is on a "pilgrimage." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word 'પર્યટક' is derived from Sanskrit, where it means ' wanderer', ' pilgrim', or ' traveller'. |
| Haitian Creole | The word "touris" in Haitian Creole can also refer to a person who is curious or inquisitive. |
| Hausa | The word "yawon shakatawa" in Hausa is also used to refer to a person who travels for leisure or as a hobby. |
| Hawaiian | "Mākaʻikaʻi" means literally "to look for the sea", referring to tourists coming from other islands or lands. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word “תייר” literally means “one who circles around,” referring to an explorer who travels widely. |
| Hindi | The Hindi word "पर्यटक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "परिव्राजक," meaning "one who roams". |
| Hmong | The words "kev ncig tebchaws" are a compound word that directly translates to "people who temporarily live in a foreign land". |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word turista, meaning "tourist", originated from the Italian "turista" meaning female tourist and "turista inglese" meaning English tourist. |
| Icelandic | "Ferðamaður" means "traveler" in Icelandic, and is derived from the Old Norse word "ferð", meaning "journey" or "travel." |
| Igbo | The word "njem nleta" can also mean "one who travels" or "wayfarer" in Igbo. |
| Indonesian | Turis (tourist) originated from the Italian word for 'a trip' or 'a tour'. |
| Irish | An alternate meaning of "turasóir" is "one who travels for pleasure or education," a more active meaning than the English "tourist." |
| Italian | In Italian, |
| Japanese | The word "ツーリスト" (tsu-ri-su-to) in Japanese comes from the English word "tourist", but it also can specifically refer to tourists who are travelling in a group with a tour guide. |
| Javanese | The word "turis" in Javanese can also mean "foreigner" or "outsider". |
| Kannada | The word "ಪ್ರವಾಸಿ" (pravāsi) can also refer to a "guest" or "visitor" in Kannada, not just a "tourist". |
| Kazakh | The Kazakh word "туристік" originally meant "excursion" before acquiring its current meaning of "tourist". |
| Khmer | The Khmer word "ទេសចរណ៍" also means "traveler" or "visitor", and is derived from the Sanskrit word "deśācaraṇa" meaning "moving from one place to another". |
| Korean | '관광객' derives from '관'(to watch) and '광'(light). Its literal translation is someone who observes the world with a bright mind. |
| Kurdish | The word 'gerrok' is derived from the Persian word 'gerd' meaning 'to move', and is also used to refer to nomads or wanderers. |
| Kyrgyz | In Kyrgyz, "турист" can also mean "hiker" or "traveler". |
| Latin | The word "Tornacense" can also refer to someone from the city of Tournai in Belgium. |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "tūrists" can also mean "a person who visits a foreign country for pleasure." |
| Lithuanian | Turistas (tourist) derives from the Latin word "turba," meaning crowd. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "touristesch" derives from the French "touriste" and can also mean "touristy" or "unoriginal". |
| Macedonian | The word "турист" in Macedonian can also mean "traveler" or "visitor", and comes from the French word "touriste", which in turn comes from the Latin word "tornus", meaning "a lathe" or "a turning-point". |
| Malagasy | The word "mpizaha tany" also means "traveler" or "passerby" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | Historically, 'pelancong' also referred to someone who strolled around aimlessly. |
| Malayalam | In Malayalam, "ടൂറിസ്റ്റ്" can also mean a person who makes a pilgrimage to a holy place. |
| Maltese | The word "turistiku" in Maltese is cognate with the English "tourism" and ultimately derives from the Latin "tornus" (turn), referring to a revolving movement or journey. |
| Maori | The word "tūruhi" can also refer to a "traveller" or a "visitor". |
| Marathi | The word "पर्यटक" is related to the verb "परिवर्तन" (to wander) and hence, also means "a person who moves around" |
| Nepali | The word पर्यटक (paryatak) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'पर्यट' (paryat), meaning 'to wander' or 'to travel', and adds the suffix '-क' (-ka) to form a noun. |
| Norwegian | The word "turist" in Norwegian also means "a person who travels for pleasure," in contrast to "reisende" which refers to a business traveler. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Chichewa, the word "alendo" is derived from the verb "kualenda" which means "to wander around". |
| Pashto | The word "سیاح" also means "traveler" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word "جهانگرد" (tourist) literally means "world-traveler". |
| Polish | The word "turystyczny" in Polish also means "travel" or "tourism" in English. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "turista" can also refer to someone suffering from gastrointestinal distress while traveling, due to the consumption of contaminated food or water. |
| Punjabi | It's also used as a synonym for a pilgrim or a traveler. |
| Romanian | The word "turist" in Romanian originates from the French "touriste" but also refers to a "bus route". |
| Russian | The word "турист" derives from the Latin "tornare", meaning "to turn" or "to return", and implies a temporary stay in a place. |
| Samoan | The word 'turisi' derives from the word 'turisi' in English. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word “turasachd” in Scots Gaelic has the alternate meaning “pilgrimage”. |
| Serbian | The word "туристички" can be used to refer to a male tourist, while "туристичка" is used for a female tourist. |
| Sesotho | The word "mohahlauli" in Sesotho can also refer to someone who is new to a place or a situation, or to someone who is foolish or naive. |
| Shona | ‘Mushanyi’ refers to a person who has arrived from a foreign land, specifically Europeans. |
| Sindhi | In Sindhi, the word "سياح" can also mean "traveler" or "wayfarer". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word 'සංචාරක' (tourist) is derived from the Sanskrit word 'संचार' (to move), and it can also refer to a pilgrim or a traveler. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "turistické" can also refer to "hiking" or "tourist-related activities." |
| Slovenian | The Slovenian word "turistična" originates from the French word "touriste", but it can also signify "scenic" if placed before a geographic location. |
| Somali | The etymology of 'dalxiis' is likely from the root 'dal' meaning 'to go' or 'to visit,' indicating a connection to movement or travel. |
| Spanish | Turista comes from the Latin "tueri" meaning "to observe or look at". |
| Sundanese | Di Sunda, 'turis' bukan hanya merujuk pada wisatawan, tapi juga orang dari luar daerah Sunda yang berkunjung ke tatar Sunda. |
| Swahili | The word 'mtalii' is derived from the Arabic word 'tali'a' meaning 'to go out' or 'to wander', suggesting that tourists are those who venture beyond their home territory. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "turist" originally referred to a traveler who stayed overnight, from the French word "touriste" meaning "one who takes a tour". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "turista" also means "diarrhea", likely due to the prevalence of gastrointestinal issues among foreign visitors. |
| Tajik | The word "сайёҳӣ" in Tajik derives from the Arabic "سائح" meaning "wander or rove", and can also refer to "traveller", "visitor", or "guest". |
| Tamil | சுற்றுலா, a Tamil word derived from 'சுற்று' meaning 'to go around' and 'லா' meaning 'to obtain', encompasses broader concepts like pilgrimage, sightseeing, and leisure travel, beyond just 'tourism'. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "పర్యాటక" (paryāṭaka) literally means "one who roams about" or "wanderer". |
| Thai | The Thai word "นักท่องเที่ยว" is derived from a combination of the words "นัก" (noun phrase), which translates to "person," and "ท่องเที่ยว" (verb), which translates to "to travel or tour," and therefore directly means "the person who travels" or "tourer." |
| Turkish | The term "turist" is derived from the French "touriste" (traveler) and the Italian "turista" (vacationer). |
| Ukrainian | The word "туристична" can also refer to something that is related to tourism or travel. |
| Urdu | The word “سیاح” originates from an Arabic root that can also mean “to travel, to roam, and/or to observe.” |
| Uzbek | The Russian word "turist" is derived from the Uzbek word "sayyoh", but the Uzbek word also has the meaning of "a person who is traveling for religious purposes (as to Mecca to perform the hajj or umrah."} |
| Vietnamese | Khách du lịch, in Vietnamese can be literally translated as "guests from other lands." |
| Welsh | The word "twristiaid" is derived from the verb "twristio" meaning "to travel or wander" |
| Xhosa | The word "umkhenkethi" can also mean "stranger" or "outsider" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word for tourist, "טוריסט" derives from the Greek word "περιήγησις" (periēgēsis), meaning "a going around" or "a description of a place." |
| Yoruba | Oniriajo is derived from the Yoruba words “oniri” (one who wanders) and “ajo” (journey). |
| Zulu | In Northern Nguni the word 'izivakashi' means "people who are visiting" and therefore 'tourists'. |
| English | The word "tourist" derives from the Latin "tornus," meaning "a lathe" or "spinning wheel," and came to refer to a pilgrim making a circuit of religious sites. |