Toy in Different Languages
Discover 'Toy' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Toy
Afrikaans speelding | ||
Albanian lodër | ||
Amharic መጫወቻ | ||
Arabic عروسه لعبه | ||
Armenian խաղալիք | ||
Assamese খেলনা | ||
Aymara anatt’añ yänaka | ||
Azerbaijani oyuncaq | ||
Bambara tulonkɛfɛn | ||
Basque jostailu | ||
Belarusian цацка | ||
Bengali খেলনা | ||
Bhojpuri खिलौना बा | ||
Bosnian igračka | ||
Bulgarian играчка | ||
Catalan joguina | ||
Cebuano dulaan | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 玩具 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 玩具 | ||
Corsican ghjocu | ||
Croatian igračka | ||
Czech hračka | ||
Danish legetøj | ||
Dhivehi ކުޅޭ އެއްޗެކެވެ | ||
Dogri खिलौना | ||
Dutch speelgoed- | ||
English toy | ||
Esperanto ludilo | ||
Estonian mänguasja | ||
Ewe fefenu | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) laruan | ||
Finnish lelu | ||
French jouet | ||
Frisian boartersguod | ||
Galician xoguete | ||
Georgian სათამაშო | ||
German spielzeug | ||
Greek παιχνίδι | ||
Guarani juguete | ||
Gujarati રમકડું | ||
Haitian Creole jwèt | ||
Hausa abin wasa | ||
Hawaiian mea pāʻani | ||
Hebrew צַעֲצוּעַ | ||
Hindi खिलौना | ||
Hmong qho khoom ua si | ||
Hungarian játék | ||
Icelandic leikfang | ||
Igbo egwuregwu ụmụaka | ||
Ilocano ay-ayam | ||
Indonesian mainan | ||
Irish bréagán | ||
Italian giocattolo | ||
Japanese おもちゃ | ||
Javanese dolanan | ||
Kannada ಆಟಿಕೆ | ||
Kazakh ойыншық | ||
Khmer ប្រដាប់ក្មេងលេង | ||
Kinyarwanda igikinisho | ||
Konkani खेळणीं | ||
Korean 장난감 | ||
Krio tɔys we dɛn kin ple | ||
Kurdish lîstok | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) یاری | ||
Kyrgyz оюнчук | ||
Lao ຂອງຫຼິ້ນ | ||
Latin toy | ||
Latvian rotaļlieta | ||
Lingala eloko ya kosakana na yango | ||
Lithuanian žaislas | ||
Luganda eky’okuzannyisa | ||
Luxembourgish spill | ||
Macedonian играчка | ||
Maithili खिलौना | ||
Malagasy kilalao | ||
Malay mainan | ||
Malayalam കളിപ്പാട്ടം | ||
Maltese ġugarell | ||
Maori taakaro | ||
Marathi खेळण्यांचे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯁꯥꯟꯅꯄꯣꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo toy a ni | ||
Mongolian тоглоом | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကစားစရာ | ||
Nepali खेलौना | ||
Norwegian leketøy | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) choseweretsa | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଖେଳନା | ||
Oromo meeshaa taphaa | ||
Pashto لوبی | ||
Persian اسباب بازی | ||
Polish zabawka | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) brinquedo | ||
Punjabi ਖਿਡੌਣਾ | ||
Quechua pukllana | ||
Romanian jucărie | ||
Russian игрушка | ||
Samoan meataʻalo | ||
Sanskrit क्रीडनकं | ||
Scots Gaelic dèideag | ||
Sepedi sebapadišwa | ||
Serbian играчка | ||
Sesotho sebapali | ||
Shona chitoyi | ||
Sindhi رانديڪو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) සෙල්ලම් බඩු | ||
Slovak hračka | ||
Slovenian igrača | ||
Somali tooy | ||
Spanish juguete | ||
Sundanese cocooan | ||
Swahili toy | ||
Swedish leksak | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) laruan | ||
Tajik бозича | ||
Tamil பொம்மை | ||
Tatar уенчык | ||
Telugu బొమ్మ | ||
Thai ของเล่น | ||
Tigrinya መጻወቲ | ||
Tsonga thoyi | ||
Turkish oyuncak | ||
Turkmen oýunjak | ||
Twi (Akan) agode a wɔde di agoru | ||
Ukrainian іграшка | ||
Urdu کھلونا | ||
Uyghur ئويۇنچۇق | ||
Uzbek o'yinchoq | ||
Vietnamese đồ chơi | ||
Welsh tegan | ||
Xhosa into yokudlala | ||
Yiddish צאַצקע | ||
Yoruba isere | ||
Zulu ithoyizi |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Speelding may be a cognate of the English word "sports". |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "lodër" also refers to a specific type of play involving throwing and catching objects, similar to catch or toss in other languages. |
| Amharic | The word 'መጫወቻ' is also used in Amharic to refer to a game or pastime. |
| Arabic | The word "عروسه لعبه" (toy) comes from the Arabic word "عروس" (bride), suggesting the idea of a doll or figure meant for play. |
| Armenian | The word "խաղալիք" has alternate meanings, including "toy" and "plaything". In the context of traditional Armenian culture, it can also refer to a doll-like figure made of wood or fabric, often used as a talisman or decorative object. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "oyuncaq" is also used to refer to "children's toys", "playthings" and "amusements". |
| Basque | "Jostailu": a derivative of "josta" meaning "plaything" but can also mean "trick," "joke" or "fun". |
| Belarusian | The word "цацка" can also refer to a trinket, a bauble, or a trifle |
| Bengali | The word "খেলনা" can also mean "amusement" or "fun". |
| Bosnian | The word 'igračka' can also refer to a 'trick' or a 'plot'. |
| Bulgarian | The word "играчка" can also refer to a tool or device used to do something. |
| Catalan | "Joguina" is thought to derive from Arabic word جُقْنَة (juqnah), meaning "little box" or "trinket box". |
| Cebuano | The word "dulaan" is derived from the root word "dula" which means "play" or "recreation." |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 玩具 (wánjù) refers not only to children's playthings, but also to gadgets and devices |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 玩具 originates from the phrase “戲具” (literally “playthings”) and also means “play” or “diversion”. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "ghjocu" can also refer to a puppet or a comedian. |
| Croatian | The word 'igračka' comes from the Croatian word 'igrati', meaning 'to play'. |
| Czech | The word 'hračka' also means 'playful' or 'naughty' in Czech slang. |
| Danish | The word "legetøj" derives from the Old Norse words "leikr" (play) and "tœg" (implement), suggesting its use as a plaything or tool. |
| Dutch | The word 'speelgoed' is derived from the Old Dutch 'speelgoed', which meant 'plaything', and is related to the English word 'spiel'. |
| Esperanto | The word "ludilo" is derived from the Latin word "ludus," meaning "play" or "game."} |
| Estonian | "Mänguasja" ultimately derives from a word that meant "to play" and is related to the word "mäng" (game). |
| Finnish | "Lelu" is derived from the Proto-Finnic word "*lelo" meaning "a plaything, pastime, entertainment" and is cognate with the Estonian word "lõbu" meaning "pleasure, joy, fun". |
| French | The word "jouet" can also mean "joke" or "plaything" in French. |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "boartersguod" originally referred to a game or activity rather than a physical object. |
| Galician | The term "xoguete" in Galician is ultimately derived from the Latin word "ioculus", meaning "little eye", and is related to the Spanish word "juguete" and the Portuguese word "joguete". |
| German | The word “Spielzeug” likely comes from the Old High German word “spilon,” meaning “to play.” |
| Greek | The word παιχνίδι (toy) in Greek comes from the verb παίζω (to play) and the suffix -ίδι, commonly used in Greek to create nouns denoting tools or devices. |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "રમકડું" is derived from the Sanskrit word "रमक", meaning "to delight" or "to please". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "jwèt" in Haitian Creole can also refer to pranks or jokes. |
| Hausa | The word "abin wasa" can also refer to a joke or a pastime in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | The Hawaiian word 'mea pāʻani' translates to 'thing to play with' and can refer to recreational activities, games, toys, or even pets. |
| Hebrew | The word "צַעֲצוּעַ" can also refer to a trinket, bauble, or any small object of little value. |
| Hindi | 'खिलौना' is the name of a type of Indian flatbread that is cooked on a griddle. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "qho khoom ua si" can also refer to a child's playmate.} |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "játék" also has the connotation of "play" or "game", emphasizing the active and engaging nature of toys. |
| Icelandic | The word 'leikfang' is also used to describe a child's plaything or a device used for amusement. |
| Igbo | The word derives from "egwu" meaning "dance" or "play" and "regwu" meaning "playful" or "amusing". |
| Indonesian | The word "mainan" can also refer to a performance or a game. |
| Irish | The word |
| Italian | The Italian word "giocattolo" can also refer to a "plaything" or a "diversion" |
| Japanese | "おもちゃ" (toy) derives from "御細工物" (imperial crafts objects) and originally referred to precious treasures. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word "dolanan" also refers to a hobby or a pastime activity, highlighting the multifaceted nature of toys beyond mere objects of play. |
| Kannada | The word "ಆಟಿಕೆ" (toy) in Kannada is derived from the verb "ಆಡು" (to play), suggesting its primary purpose as an object for amusement and play. |
| Kazakh | The word "ойыншық" in Kazakh also means "playful" or "naughty" when used as an adjective. |
| Korean | The word "장난감" can also mean "plaything" or "gadget", and is derived from the Chinese word "장난" (play) and the Korean suffix "감" (noun). |
| Kurdish | In Sorani, "lîstok" also refers to the plastic ring used in a pull-tab can. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "оюнчук" in Kyrgyz can also mean "plaything" or "entertainment". |
| Latin | In Latin, "toy" originally meant "plaything" or "amusement," derived from the root "ludere" meaning "to play." |
| Latvian | In Latvian, "rotaļlieta" literally translates to "something used to make a game". |
| Lithuanian | The word "žaislas" is derived from the verb "žaisti" (to play), and also means "plaything" or "game". |
| Luxembourgish | In Luxembourgish, "spill" can also refer to a type of traditional wooden rattle or a playful person. |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "играчка" (toy) shares the same root as the verb "игра" (to play), indicating a close association between play and toys in the Macedonian language. |
| Malagasy | "Kilalao" also refers to a traditional game of throwing a stick up in the air and clapping your hands before it falls on the ground. |
| Malay | The word 'mainan' in Malay not only refers to toys but also to games and pastimes, indicating its broader cultural significance. |
| Maltese | The word "ġugarell" also refers to the sound of something small and round falling onto a surface. |
| Maori | The word "taakaro" in Māori also refers to games and recreation, highlighting the inseparable bond between play and childhood. |
| Marathi | In Marathi, the word 'खेळण्यांचे' not only means 'toy' but also refers to the 'playful' or 'amusing' aspect of something. |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "тоглоом" can also refer to "play" or "game" in English. |
| Nepali | The term 'खेलौना' can also refer to a small animal used for entertainment or companionship. |
| Norwegian | "Leketøy" can also mean "children's clothing" or "baby clothes" in Norwegian. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word choseweretsa derives from a verb meaning "to play or amuse oneself" |
| Pashto | The word "لوبی" can also mean "doll" or "puppet" in Pashto. |
| Persian | The Persian word "اسباب بازی" literally translates to "means of play". |
| Polish | The word 'zabawka' in Polish means 'toy', but it can also refer to a 'plaything' or a 'amusement'. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "brinquedo" originally meant "diversion" or "amusement", and it is still used in this sense in some contexts. |
| Punjabi | The word "ఖిడ్డ" (kidd) means "child or young one", suggesting that toys are primarily associated with children |
| Romanian | "Jucărie" may come from the verb "a se juca," meaning "to play," or from the Turkish word "oyuncak," also meaning "toy." |
| Russian | The word "игрушка" originally meant "plaything" or "diversion" in Old Russian, and is related to the word "играть" (play). |
| Samoan | "Meata'alo" can also refer to the toys of a whale or porpoise, specifically a whale's calf. |
| Scots Gaelic | The word 'dèideag' in Scots Gaelic is thought to derive from the Old Irish word 'déidech', meaning 'small or insignificant' and can also be used to refer to a 'child' or 'darling'. |
| Serbian | The word "играчка" can also refer to gambling, a prank, a trick, a gadget, a tool, a play, a joke, or a game. |
| Sesotho | The word 'sebapali' can also refer to a doll, puppet or miniature model in Sesotho. |
| Shona | The word "chitoyi" is derived from the verb "kutoya", which means "to play". |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word رانديڪو "randiko" likely comes from the Sanskrit word रण्ड (raṇḍa) meaning "widow" or "single woman" |
| Slovak | The word "hračka" can also refer to a "plaything" or a "joke". |
| Slovenian | The Slavic word 'igrača' originally referred to a doll, and later acquired the broader meaning of 'toy'. |
| Somali | The word "tooy" which is the Somali equivalent of "toy" can also mean "child's play". |
| Spanish | The word "juguete" originated from the Nahuatl word "xocotl," meaning "fruit," due to early toys being made from fruit pits. |
| Sundanese | The word 'cocooan' in Sundanese is of unknown origin and also refers to a doll-like figure crafted from husks or corn fibers. |
| Swahili | In Swahili, "toy" (toy) can also refer to traditional musical instruments. |
| Swedish | The term "leksak" originally referred to a "toy" that had been made using a blade or knife, as "lek" meant "to play" and "sak" meant "a thing" or "a blade". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | "Laruan" is the Tagalog word for "toy", which is derived from the Spanish word "jugar", meaning "to play" |
| Tajik | The word "бозича" comes from the Persian word "بازیچه" (bāzīche), meaning "plaything" or "toy". It can also refer to a "child's toy" or a "toy train". |
| Tamil | "பொம்மை" in Tamil is also used figuratively to mean "a beautiful woman." |
| Thai | The word "ของเล่น" (pronounced "kʰɔːŋlɛːn") can also be used to refer to a "gadget" or a "device." |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "oyuncak" can also refer to a small mechanical device used to initiate or control the operation of something else. |
| Ukrainian | "Іграшка" means "toy," but it is also a form of Ukrainian folk art. |
| Urdu | The word "کھلونا" can also refer to a "doll" or "puppet" in Urdu. |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "o'yinchoq" comes from the Persian word "bazichah", which also means "plaything". |
| Vietnamese | The word "đồ chơi" also means "plaything" or "amusement" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "tegan" is a diminutive of the word "tag" which means "to pull" or "to draw". |
| Xhosa | The word 'into yokudlala' in Xhosa has an alternate meaning as 'a thing of little value' or 'a trifle' |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "צאַצקע" also means "trinket" or "bauble". |
| Yoruba | Işeré also referes to play and playmates in Yoruba. |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "ithoyizi" can also refer to a "plaything" or a "bauble." |
| English | "Toy" derives from "Toye," the Middle English term for "a trifle; a plaything." Earlier in Old English, the word meant "a tool, implement" or "an act, deed." |