Tube in different languages

Tube in Different Languages

Discover 'Tube' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

Updated on March 6, 2024

The word 'tube' holds a significant place in our daily lives, often referring to a hollow cylindrical device or a mode of public transportation in London. Culturally, it has transcended boundaries, becoming a symbol of convenience and progress. But what about its significance in other languages? Understanding the translation of 'tube' in different languages can open up a world of cultural exchange and understanding.

For instance, in Spanish, 'tube' translates to 'tubo', which is used in various contexts, from plumbing to scientific equipment. In German, it's 'Röhre', a term that also applies to television technology. In Russian, 'труба' (truba) is used for pipes and chimneys, reflecting its practical application. In Japanese, 'チューブ' (chūbu) is a loanword from English, often used for packaging or containers.

Delving into these translations offers a glimpse into how different cultures have adapted and incorporated this simple yet versatile word. Explore the list below to discover more about 'tube' in different languages.

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Tube in Sub-Saharan African Languages

Afrikaansbuis
The Afrikaans word "buis" is cognate with the French word "buis", meaning "pipe" or "tube".
Amharicቧንቧ
The word "ቧንቧ" in Amharic can also refer to a person who is talkative or gossipy.
Hausabututu
The Hausa word "bututu" can also refer to a cannon, horn, or megaphone.
Igboọkpọkọ
The term ọkpọkọ also refers to "an armlet" and "a person of little intellect."
Malagasyfantsona
The word "fantsona" is derived from the Malay word "panchong", meaning "spout" or "water channel".
Nyanja (Chichewa)chubu
The word 'chubu' is a homograph meaning both 'tube' and 'elbow' in Nyanja.
Shonachubhu
The word "chubhu" can also refer to a person who is thin or of small stature.
Somalituubo
The Somali word "tuubo" can also refer to a type of traditional Somali skirt
Sesothotube
The Sesotho word 'tube' can also refer to a 'drain' or 'pipe'.
Swahilibomba
The word 'bomba' in Swahili can also mean 'gun' or 'artillery', derived from the Portuguese word 'bomba' meaning 'bomb'.
Xhosaityhubhu
The Xhosa word "ityhubhu" also means "a small, round hole in the ground, especially one made by an animal".
Yorubaọpọn
In its figurative sense, "ọpọn" can also refer to "a path" or "a method".
Zuluishubhu
In Zulu, 'ishubhu' is also the name for a 'bottle' or 'cylinder.'
Bambaratiyo
Ewenuto
Kinyarwandaitiyo
Lingalatiyo
Lugandaomupiira
Sepeditšhupu
Twi (Akan)dorobɛn

Tube in North African & Middle Eastern Languages

Arabicالة النفخ
Hebrewצינור
The Hebrew word "צינור" (tube) also refers to the act of channeling water.
Pashtoټیوب
The Pashto word “ټیوب” (tube) originates from Persian and has additional meanings like hollow organ or waterway.
Arabicالة النفخ

Tube in Western European Languages

Albaniantub
The Albanian word "tub" can also refer to a barrel or a vat, and is derived from the Latin word "tuba" meaning "trumpet".
Basquehodia
The Basque word 'hodia' additionally means 'today' or 'present day'.
Catalantub
In Catalan, "tub" is the alternate spelling of "tup", meaning "blockhead"
Croatiancijev
The word 'cijev' derives from the Proto-Slavic word 'cěvь', meaning 'hollow stem' or 'pipe'.
Danishrør
In older Danish the word "rør" meant an elongated animal skin for storing liquids
Dutchbuis
The Dutch word 'buis' can also be used to describe the tubes in a church organ.
Englishtube
The word 'tube' comes from the Latin word 'tubus', meaning 'pipe' or 'channel'.
Frenchtube
The French word “tube” can also mean “TV”
Frisianbuis
In Frisian, 'buis' can also refer to a conduit, pipe, or hose.
Galiciantubo
In Galician, "tubo" can refer to a tube, a toothpaste tube, or a drinking straw.
Germantube
The word "tube" in German can also refer to "valve," "subway," or "television."
Icelandicrör
In Icelandic, "rör" initially denoted a reed or grass stem, and its current sense of "tube" is derived from that.
Irishfeadán
"Feadán" also means "a little whistle" or "a small pipe" in Irish.
Italiantubo
The Italian word 'tubo' can also refer to the inner tube used in bicycles.
Luxembourgishréier
The word "Réier", meaning "tube" in Luxembourgish, is derived from the Middle High German word "röre", meaning "reed" or "pipe".
Maltesetubu
The Maltese word "tubu" also means "straw" or "reed".
Norwegianrør
"Rør" also means "to shout" in Norwegian, which may derive from the sound of a long horn.
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)tubo
In Portuguese, "tubo" can also refer to a type of traditional Portuguese folk dance.
Scots Gaelictiùb
In Scots Gaelic, "tiùb" is cognate with "toib" in Irish and "tùb" in Welsh, all meaning "tube" and all ultimately derived from Late Latin "tūbus"
Spanishtubo
"Tubo" can also mean "pipe" or "hose".
Swedishrör
"Rör" is also a slang term for a woman's leg.
Welshtiwb
The word “tiwb” can also refer to a drainpipe.

Tube in Eastern European Languages

Belarusianтрубка
"Трубка" - 1) Часть ствола дерева; 2) Дымоход; 3) Духовая часть духового муз. инструмента;
Bosniancijev
The word 'cijev' can also refer to a part of a firearm or a musical instrument.
Bulgarianтръба
Bulgarian word "тръба" can also mean "horn" or "trumpet".
Czechtrubka
Estoniantoru
"Toru" can mean a cylindrical shape, a pipe, a hose, or a musical brass instrument.
Finnishputki
"Putki" can also refer to a large, long, hollow object. For example, a sewer pipe can be called a "viemäriputki".
Hungariancső
The word "cső" can also refer to other hollow cylindrical objects, such as a pipe organ or a pen barrel.
Latviancaurule
The word "caurule" in Latvian is cognate with the English word "channel"
Lithuanianvamzdelis
"Vamzdelis" means "tube" in Lithuanian but also refers to a type of pastry filled with poppy seeds.
Macedonianцевка
In anatomy, "цевка" refers to the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg.
Polishrura
The word "rura" in Polish is derived from German "Röhre" (which also means "tube") or Latin "rura" (meaning "pipe").
Romaniantub
The Romanian word "tub" (tube) also refers to a whirlpool bath.
Russianтрубка
The word "трубка" also denotes various wind instruments such as the bugle or trumpet, the stem of a tobacco pipe, and the mouthpiece of a telephone.
Serbianцев
In Old Serbian, the word “cev” also meant “water duct” and “canal”.
Slovaktrubica
"Trubica" comes from Latin "tromba" (a trumpet), but in Hungarian the word "törub" means "a break", and the Slovak "trubiť" means "to blow a trumpet" and also "to honk".
Sloveniancev
"cev" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kewp-", meaning "to bend, to curve".
Ukrainianтрубки
"Трубки" (tube) is also a slang word for pants.

Tube in South Asian Languages

Bengaliনল
The word "নল" (tube) also refers to a hollow water-lifting device consisting of a long, rigid piece.
Gujaratiટ્યુબ
In Gujarati, the word “ટ્યુબ” has its roots in the Sanskrit word “तुम्ब,” meaning “container” or “vessel” with a cylindrical shape.
Hindiट्यूब
"ट्यूब" का प्रयोग नल के लिए भी किया जाता है।
Kannadaಕೊಳವೆ
The word "ಕೊಳವೆ" can also refer to a vein or artery in the body.
Malayalamട്യൂബ്
In Malayalam, "tube" (ട്യൂബ്) is also used to refer to an injection or syringe, particularly in the medical context.
Marathiट्यूब
The Marathi word "ट्यूब" (tube) has the same meaning as its English counterpart, but it can also refer to a straw or a pipe.
Nepaliट्यूब
The word "ट्यूब (tube)" is derived from the Middle French word "tuibe," which in turn originates from the Latin word "tubus."
Punjabiਟਿਊਬ
The word "ਟਿਊਬ" (tube) is derived from the Latin word "tubus" meaning "pipe" or "channel".
Sinhala (Sinhalese)නළය
The word "නළය" can also mean "pipe" or "conduit" in Sinhala.
Tamilகுழாய்
The Tamil word "குழாய்" can also mean "pipe", "channel", or "conduit".
Teluguట్యూబ్
The word ట్యూబ్ can also refer to a hollow cylindrical object or a channel for conveying liquids or gases.
Urduنالی
The Urdu word "نالی" (nalī) likely derives from the Sanskrit word "नाली" (nālī), both meaning "tube" or "channel".

Tube in East Asian Languages

Chinese (Simplified)管
管, in addition to meaning "tube", also refers to a government department or agency in Chinese.
Chinese (Traditional)管
管 can also refer to a cylinder, a tube, a pipe, or a duct.
Japaneseチューブ
In Japanese, "チューブ" (pronounced "chūbu") can also refer to toothpaste or a subway line.
Korean튜브
The word "튜브" can also refer to a subway or a toothpaste tube in Korean.
Mongolianхоолой
The word "хоолой" in Mongolian may derive from the verb "хоолох" which means "to wrap" or "to roll up".
Myanmar (Burmese)ပြွန်

Tube in South East Asian Languages

Indonesiantabung
In Tagalog, "tabung" means to cover or hide; while in Malaysian, it means to store or save money in a cylindrical container.
Javanesetabung
"Tabung" in Javanese also means "to save money" or "savings account". (Old Javanese: ta-hung: to contain/save.)
Khmerបំពង់
The word "បំពង់" in Khmer can also refer to a section or part of a larger object.
Laoທໍ່
The word "ທໍ່" is derived from the Sanskrit word "tūrya," which means musical instrument or pipe.
Malaytiub
Tiub is a borrowed word from English, and in Indonesian it can also mean 'tyre'.
Thaiหลอด
In Northern Thai, "หลอด" (lot) can also refer to a type of bamboo flute.
Vietnameseống
In Vietnamese, "ống" can either mean "tube" or "a small part of a bamboo stem used for holding things".
Filipino (Tagalog)tubo

Tube in Central Asian Languages

Azerbaijaniboru
"Boru" can also refer to a person who talks incessantly.
Kazakhтүтік
The Kazakh word "түтік" can also refer to a drinking straw, a chimney, or a pipe in musical instruments.
Kyrgyzтүтүк
The Kyrgyz word "түтүк" originates from the Old Turkic word "*tüdük" and may have multiple meanings, such as "pipe" or "stalk".
Tajikнайча
Найча also means "stalk" and "reed" in Tajik.
Turkmenturba
Uzbeknaycha
"Naycha" originally meant "reed", but today it is more commonly used to mean "tube".
Uyghurtube

Tube in Pacific Languages

Hawaiianpaipu
In Hawaiian, 'paipu' refers to the water-carrying bamboo cylinders used in pre-European society.
Maoringongo
The Maori word "ngongo" can also mean "to speak" or "a voice".
Samoanpaipa
The word "paipa" also means "pipe" or "hollow tube" in Samoan.
Tagalog (Filipino)tubo
In Tagalog, "tubo" can also refer to the process of growing or increasing, such as "paglaki ng tubo" (growth of sugar cane).

Tube in American Indigenous Languages

Aymaratuwu
Guaranimba'ekua apu'a

Tube in International Languages

Esperantotubo
The Esperanto word "tubo" can also refer to the digestive tract.
Latintubus
"Tubus" also means "thunderbolt" in Latin.

Tube in Others Languages

Greekσωλήνας
The word "σωλήνας" can also refer to a type of pasta similar to penne.
Hmonghlab ntxhoo
hlab ntxhoo literally means "water's bamboo" (hlab=water, ntxhoo=bamboo), referring to old-day use of bamboo for carrying water
Kurdishlûle
In some dialects of Kurdish, lûle means "pipe", "barrel" or "rifle barrel".
Turkishtüp
"Tüp" also means "natural gas" in Turkish, referencing the typical delivery method of natural gas to homes and businesses.
Xhosaityhubhu
The Xhosa word "ityhubhu" also means "a small, round hole in the ground, especially one made by an animal".
Yiddishרער
The word "רער" is also used to mean "noise", similar to the verb "to roar" in English.
Zuluishubhu
In Zulu, 'ishubhu' is also the name for a 'bottle' or 'cylinder.'
Assameseটিউৱ
Aymaratuwu
Bhojpuriट्यूब
Dhivehiހޮޅި
Dogriट्यूब
Filipino (Tagalog)tubo
Guaranimba'ekua apu'a
Ilocanotubo
Kriotyub
Kurdish (Sorani)تیوب
Maithiliनल्ली
Meiteilon (Manipuri)ꯎꯇꯣꯡ
Mizodawt
Oromoujummoo
Odia (Oriya)ନଳି
Quechuatubo
Sanskritनलिका
Tatarтруба
Tigrinyaቱቦ
Tsongachupu

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