Wing in Different Languages
Discover 'Wing' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Wing
Afrikaans vleuel | ||
Albanian krahu | ||
Amharic ክንፍ | ||
Arabic جناح | ||
Armenian թեւ | ||
Assamese উইং | ||
Aymara wing | ||
Azerbaijani qanad | ||
Bambara wing (wulu) ye | ||
Basque hegal | ||
Belarusian крыла | ||
Bengali ডানা | ||
Bhojpuri पाँख के बा | ||
Bosnian krilo | ||
Bulgarian крило | ||
Catalan ala | ||
Cebuano pako | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 翅膀 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 翅膀 | ||
Corsican ala | ||
Croatian krilo | ||
Czech křídlo | ||
Danish vinge | ||
Dhivehi ފިޔަގަނޑެވެ | ||
Dogri पंख | ||
Dutch vleugel | ||
English wing | ||
Esperanto flugilo | ||
Estonian tiib | ||
Ewe aʋala | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pakpak | ||
Finnish siipi | ||
French aile | ||
Frisian wjuk | ||
Galician á | ||
Georgian ფრთა | ||
German flügel | ||
Greek πτέρυγα | ||
Guarani ipepo | ||
Gujarati પાંખ | ||
Haitian Creole zèl | ||
Hausa reshe | ||
Hawaiian ʻēheu | ||
Hebrew אֲגַף | ||
Hindi विंग | ||
Hmong koojtis | ||
Hungarian szárny | ||
Icelandic væng | ||
Igbo nku | ||
Ilocano payak | ||
Indonesian sayap | ||
Irish sciathán | ||
Italian ala | ||
Japanese 羽 | ||
Javanese swiwi | ||
Kannada ರೆಕ್ಕೆ | ||
Kazakh қанат | ||
Khmer ស្លាប | ||
Kinyarwanda ibaba | ||
Konkani पांखें | ||
Korean 날개 | ||
Krio wing | ||
Kurdish bask | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) باڵ | ||
Kyrgyz канат | ||
Lao ປີກ | ||
Latin cornu, | ||
Latvian spārns | ||
Lingala lipapu | ||
Lithuanian sparnas | ||
Luganda ekiwawaatiro | ||
Luxembourgish fligel | ||
Macedonian крило | ||
Maithili पंख | ||
Malagasy elatra | ||
Malay sayap | ||
Malayalam ചിറക് | ||
Maltese ġwienaħ | ||
Maori parirau | ||
Marathi विंग | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯋꯤꯡ꯫ | ||
Mizo wing a ni | ||
Mongolian далавч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တောင်ပံ | ||
Nepali पखेटा | ||
Norwegian vinge | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) phiko | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଡେଣା | ||
Oromo baallee | ||
Pashto وزر | ||
Persian بال | ||
Polish skrzydło | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) asa | ||
Punjabi ਵਿੰਗ | ||
Quechua rapra | ||
Romanian aripă | ||
Russian крыло | ||
Samoan apaʻau | ||
Sanskrit पक्षः | ||
Scots Gaelic sgiath | ||
Sepedi lephego | ||
Serbian крило | ||
Sesotho lepheo | ||
Shona bapiro | ||
Sindhi ونگ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) පියාපත් | ||
Slovak krídlo | ||
Slovenian krilo | ||
Somali baal | ||
Spanish ala | ||
Sundanese jangjang | ||
Swahili mrengo | ||
Swedish vinge | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pakpak | ||
Tajik бол | ||
Tamil சாரி | ||
Tatar канат | ||
Telugu రెక్క | ||
Thai ปีก | ||
Tigrinya ክንፊ | ||
Tsonga wing | ||
Turkish kanat | ||
Turkmen ganaty | ||
Twi (Akan) ntaban | ||
Ukrainian крило | ||
Urdu بازو | ||
Uyghur قانىتى | ||
Uzbek qanot | ||
Vietnamese canh | ||
Welsh asgell | ||
Xhosa iphiko | ||
Yiddish פליגל | ||
Yoruba iyẹ | ||
Zulu iphiko |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "vleuel" (wing) is derived from the Middle Dutch "vleugel" (wing), which is cognated with the English word "flee" (to run away). |
| Albanian | The word "krahu" in Albanian is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kreh₂-, meaning "to grow" or "to rise up". |
| Amharic | The word |
| Arabic | In Arabic, |
| Armenian | The etymology of the Armenian word “թեւ” (“wing”) is uncertain, but it may derive from the Iranian word “parda” (“feather”). |
| Azerbaijani | Qanad in Azerbaijani has a dual meaning, meaning both "wing" and "cover". |
| Basque | Hegal is also a verb meaning "to fly" in Basque. |
| Belarusian | The word "крыла" can also mean "wings" in Belarusian, but it can also mean "feathers" or "wings" in the sense of an organization or a group of people. |
| Bengali | The word ডানা (wing) is also used to denote the side of a vehicle. |
| Bosnian | In Slavic languages, a "krilo" is a protective structure like a wall or a roof, as well as a wing. |
| Catalan | The word "ala" is cognate with the English "ail" (as in "aileron"), and also refers to the brim of a hat in Catalan. |
| Cebuano | In Tagalog, "pako" also refers to a type of fern. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character "翅膀" in Chinese can also mean "protection" or "assistance". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word “翅膀” (wings) literally means “assisting the wind” in Chinese, and can metaphorically refer to a helping hand or an ally. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "ala" can also refer to a "part of a traditional Corsican house", or "a large piece of rock". |
| Croatian | In some Slavic languages, including Croatian, "krilo" has the additional archaic meaning of "lap". |
| Czech | Křídlo also means "flanking" in the context of military formation. |
| Danish | In Danish, |
| Dutch | The word "vleugel" can also refer to a piano, a kite, or an army division. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word “flugilo” derives from the Latin word “flugere |
| Estonian | In the word "tiib," the double "i" originates from the earlier singular form "tii". |
| Finnish | The word "siipi" can also denote a "flap", as in a "sleeve-flap", which is also a part that is sometimes present in wings of birds and aeroplanes. |
| French | In French, "aile" can also refer to a section of a building or to the brim of a hat. |
| Frisian | The word "wjuk" also means "corner" or "nook" in Frisian. |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "á" derives from the Latin word "ala" and can also refer to the side of a mountain or hill. |
| Georgian | In Georgian, ფრთა can also refer to an aircraft's aileron or wing flap. |
| German | The word "Flügel" can also refer to a grand piano, a part of a door, or a side of a building. |
| Greek | The term πτέρυγα derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *pet- (meaning “to fly” or “feather”), which is also found in the Latin word penna (“feather”). |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "પાંખ" also means "side" or "direction". |
| Haitian Creole | "Zèl" can also mean "feather" or "fin", alluding to the shared characteristic of helping something fly or move through a medium. |
| Hausa | The Hausa word "reshe" can also mean "flying squirrel" or "bat" depending on the context in which it is used. |
| Hawaiian | 'Ēheu' can also refer to a type of bird or a corner of a house in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | The word "אֲגַף" ("wing") also refers to a military flank or division. |
| Hindi | विंग (wing) can also refer to a group of people, objects, or ideas aligned for a common goal or purpose. |
| Hmong | The word "koojtis" has an alternate meaning: a wing of a house or other building. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "szárny" can also refer to the wings of an aircraft or the wings of a windmill. |
| Icelandic | The word "væng" also refers to "each of the paired lateral projections from the shoulder girdles of birds, bats, etc., adapted for flying". |
| Igbo | Igbo word "nku" comes from Proto-Igbo "ǹkù" meaning "feather" or "wing". |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "sayap" also means "protection" or "support" in a metaphorical sense, indicating its role as a symbol of strength and safety. |
| Irish | The word 'sciathán' in Irish comes from the Proto-Celtic form *skʷet-no- and is related to the Latin word 'scutum'. |
| Italian | The Italian word 'ala' also refers to the aisles in a church, the 'wings' of a stage or building, or the side panels of a triptych. |
| Japanese | The word "羽" also means "feather" or "pinion" and is used in compounds to refer to other winged objects, such as airplanes or arrows. |
| Javanese | The Javanese word swiwi is also used to refer to the side feathers of a bird or the fins of a fish. |
| Kannada | The word 'ರೆಕ್ಕೆ' (wing) can also refer to the edges of a turban or a kind of musical instrument resembling a violin. |
| Kazakh | Қанат ('wing') is also a Kazakh masculine name, and in Turkish it means 'balcony'. |
| Khmer | The word 'ស្លាប' can also mean 'flight', 'soar', 'float', or 'drift' in Khmer. |
| Korean | The word “날개” (wing) also means “the edge of a wide-brimmed hat”. |
| Kurdish | The word "bask" in Kurdish also refers to a "flat piece of wood" or a "wooden plank" used in construction. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "канат" comes from the Turkic word "kanat" which means "side" or "flank". It can also refer to the wings of a bird or airplane. |
| Lao | Laotian 'ປີກ' ('wing') may be related to the Mon word for 'bird', and also means 'side' or 'wing' of an army, 'side' or 'faction', or 'area' (as in the name for the Vietnamese region 'Bắc Kỳ' (Northern area), which is pronounced 'ປັກ ກີ່' in Lao. |
| Latin | From the Latin "cornu", originally an animal's horn and later a musical horn or trumpet. |
| Latvian | In Lithuanian, the cognate term "sparnas" also refers to a "feather". |
| Lithuanian | The term also meant a piece of clothing worn underneath clothes to keep one's body warm |
| Luxembourgish | The word "Fligel" in Luxembourgish can also refer to a side building or annex. |
| Macedonian | The word "крило" can also refer to a section of an army or the side of a building. |
| Malagasy | The word 'elatra' also refers to a type of bird with a long tail. |
| Malay | The word "sayap" in Malay can also refer to a side or faction, as in "sayap kiri" (left wing). |
| Malayalam | The word 'ചിറക്' ('wing') in Malayalam is derived from the Proto-Dravidian word '*cerak-', meaning 'wing, feather, or fin'. It is cognate with the Tamil word 'சிறகு' ('wing') and the Kannada word 'ಚಿರಕು' ('wing'). |
| Maltese | The Maltese word |
| Maori | In Maori mythology, the "parirau" is also the name given to the wing-shaped constellation known as the Southern Cross. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "विंग" (wing) can also refer to a "part" or "section". |
| Mongolian | In Mongolian, the word «далавч» also means «feather». |
| Nepali | The word 'pakheta' is derived from Sanskrit 'pakṣa', meaning 'side, flank'. |
| Norwegian | The word "vinge" can also refer to a corner or the edge of something, such as a table or a piece of paper. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In Malawi, "phiko" can also mean "the feathers on a chicken" or to "pluck feathers". |
| Pashto | Another meaning of "وزر" in Pashto is "weight". |
| Persian | The root of the word 'بال' ('wing') in Persian may be related to the Proto-Indo-European word '*bel-' ('to swell'). |
| Polish | In Polish, the word "skrzydło" can also refer to an aisle of a building or a wing of an army. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | Asa is a term also used to refer to the sides of a building, a military formation, or a part of an airplane. |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word 'ਵਿੰਗ' ('wing') is also used to refer to a division or branch within an organization. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word „aripă” also means the lateral part of a stage or the lateral part of an altar where the singers and instrumentalists gather during a religious service. |
| Russian | In Old Russian, the word "крыло" had the secondary meaning of "protection" or "patronage". |
| Samoan | The word |
| Scots Gaelic | Sgiath also means "shelter" or "protection" in Scots Gaelic, reflecting its use as a metaphor for the protective nature of wings. |
| Serbian | The word "крило" can also refer to a flank of an army or group of people, or a side of a building or other structure. |
| Sesotho | In the Sesotho word lepheo ('wing'), the stem '-pheo' denotes the act of flapping. |
| Shona | In some contexts, the term "bapiro" can refer to a person or an object perceived as weak and vulnerable. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word "krídlo" originally meant "feather" and is cognate with the English word "quill". |
| Slovenian | Krilo is related to the Old English word 'criel,' meaning horse pen, and is ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root '*kreu-,' meaning 'to turn' or 'to bend'. |
| Somali | Somali "baal" also means "part" or "portion" of something, as in "baal hilib" (a piece of meat). |
| Spanish | The word 'ala' also refers to the 'brim' of a hat, the 'side' of a building or mountain, and a type of 'musical instrument'. |
| Sundanese | The word "jangjang" also has other meanings like "arm" and "sleeve". |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "mrengo" can also refer to a "large flock of birds" or "a group of people or animals flying or moving together in a coordinated manner." |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the archaic word |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "pakpak" also refers to the armpit or the space between the arm and the torso. |
| Tajik | "Бол" is a word in Tajiki language that primarily means "wing", but also has meanings like "side" and "direction" related to its initial meaning. |
| Tamil | The word "சாரி" (wing) in Tamil can also refer to the sides of a building, the edge of a cloth, or the blade of a knife. |
| Telugu | "రెక్క" (wing) derives from the Prakrit "rekha" and Sanskrit "rekha" meaning a line or a strip, referring to the strip-like appearance of wings. |
| Thai | The word "ปีก" also means "age" in Thai, derived from the ancient Khmer word "bāk". |
| Turkish | "Kanat" also means "lever" or "sail" in Turkish. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "крило" also denotes 'a wing of a building' and 'a sleeve' when used in the plural form. |
| Urdu | Derived from Old Persian bazu, it also means "arm" in many Indo-Aryan languages. |
| Uzbek | The word “qanot” can also mean “side” of a building or “row” of books, reflecting its primary meaning in Arabic and Persian. |
| Vietnamese | Canh (meaning 'wing') also refers to edible stalks of some green vegetables or soup made from them, such as 'canh rau muống' (water spinach soup) or 'canh cải' (kale soup). |
| Welsh | Asgell might also mean 'rib' or 'blade' in Welsh. |
| Xhosa | Ipiko (wing) can also mean a side of a body or a branch of a river, while plural amaphiko can mean 'sides' or 'margins' |
| Yiddish | "פליגל" can derive from the German words "flügel" "wing", but can refer to a side house in some areas of Eastern Europe. |
| Yoruba | "Iyẹ" (wing) comes from the verb "yẹ", meaning to fly. |
| Zulu | Zulu 'iphiko' may derive from Proto-Niger-Congo *paa 'to fly'. |
| English | "Wing" can also refer to an appendage of insects, birds, or bats used for flying. |