Yell in Different Languages
Discover 'Yell' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Yell
Afrikaans skree | ||
Albanian bërtas | ||
Amharic ጩኸት | ||
Arabic قال بصوت عال | ||
Armenian գոռալ | ||
Assamese চিঞৰা | ||
Aymara arnaqasiña | ||
Azerbaijani bağırmaq | ||
Bambara ka pɛrɛn | ||
Basque garrasi | ||
Belarusian крычаць | ||
Bengali চিৎকার | ||
Bhojpuri चिल्लाईल | ||
Bosnian vikati | ||
Bulgarian викам | ||
Catalan crida | ||
Cebuano mosinggit | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 叫喊 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 叫喊 | ||
Corsican briunà | ||
Croatian vikati | ||
Czech výkřik | ||
Danish råbe | ||
Dhivehi ހަޅޭއްލެވުން | ||
Dogri करलाना | ||
Dutch schreeuwen | ||
English yell | ||
Esperanto krias | ||
Estonian karjuma | ||
Ewe do ɣli | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) sumigaw | ||
Finnish huutaa | ||
French hurler | ||
Frisian roppe | ||
Galician berrar | ||
Georgian ყვირილი | ||
German schrei | ||
Greek κραυγή | ||
Guarani sapukái | ||
Gujarati ચીસો | ||
Haitian Creole rele | ||
Hausa yi ihu | ||
Hawaiian ʻūʻā | ||
Hebrew לִצְעוֹק | ||
Hindi yell | ||
Hmong ntab | ||
Hungarian ordít | ||
Icelandic æpa | ||
Igbo tie mkpu | ||
Ilocano agiryaw | ||
Indonesian berteriak | ||
Irish yell | ||
Italian urlo | ||
Japanese エール | ||
Javanese mbengok | ||
Kannada ಕೂಗು | ||
Kazakh айқайлау | ||
Khmer ស្រែក | ||
Kinyarwanda induru | ||
Konkani आड्डप | ||
Korean 외침 | ||
Krio ala | ||
Kurdish qîrîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) هاوار کردن | ||
Kyrgyz кыйкыр | ||
Lao ຮ້ອງ | ||
Latin clamo | ||
Latvian kliegt | ||
Lingala koganga | ||
Lithuanian šaukti | ||
Luganda okuwoggana | ||
Luxembourgish jäizen | ||
Macedonian викај | ||
Maithili चिल्लानाइ | ||
Malagasy mivazavaza | ||
Malay menjerit | ||
Malayalam അലറുക | ||
Maltese għajjat | ||
Maori hamama | ||
Marathi ओरडणे | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯥꯎꯕ | ||
Mizo au | ||
Mongolian хашгирах | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) အော် | ||
Nepali चिच्याउनु | ||
Norwegian hyle | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) kufuula | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଚିତ୍କାର | ||
Oromo iyyuu | ||
Pashto چيغې کړه | ||
Persian فریاد زدن | ||
Polish krzyk | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) grito | ||
Punjabi ਚੀਕਣਾ | ||
Quechua qapariy | ||
Romanian strigăt | ||
Russian кричать | ||
Samoan ee | ||
Sanskrit चीत्कार | ||
Scots Gaelic yell | ||
Sepedi goeletša | ||
Serbian викати | ||
Sesotho hoeletsa | ||
Shona kudanidzira | ||
Sindhi رڙ ڪريو | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) කෑ ගසන්න | ||
Slovak kričať | ||
Slovenian vpiti | ||
Somali qayli | ||
Spanish grito | ||
Sundanese ngagorowok | ||
Swahili kelele | ||
Swedish skrik | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) sumigaw ka | ||
Tajik дод занед | ||
Tamil கத்தவும் | ||
Tatar кычкыр | ||
Telugu అరుస్తూ | ||
Thai ตะโกน | ||
Tigrinya ኣውያት | ||
Tsonga cema | ||
Turkish bağırmak | ||
Turkmen gygyr | ||
Twi (Akan) team | ||
Ukrainian кричати | ||
Urdu چیخنا | ||
Uyghur دەپ ۋاقىرىدى | ||
Uzbek baqirmoq | ||
Vietnamese la lên | ||
Welsh ie | ||
Xhosa khwaza | ||
Yiddish שרייַען | ||
Yoruba pariwo | ||
Zulu memeza |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | In Afrikaans, the word "skree" can also refer to the screeching sound made by brakes or a loud protest. |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "bërtas" may also refer to the "wailing or howling" of an animal. |
| Arabic | The Arabic word "قال بصوت عال" can also mean "to speak loudly" or "to shout." |
| Armenian | The word "գոռալ" ("yell") in Armenian derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *gher- ("to make a noise"), also found in English "grunt". |
| Azerbaijani | "Bağırmaq" also means "cry" or "weep" in some Turkish dialects |
| Basque | "Garrasi" comes from the word "garra" (call), and it's used to call animals. |
| Belarusian | The word "крычаць" derives from the Proto-Slavic word *krikъ, which also means "yell" or "scream". |
| Bengali | "চিৎকার" (chillakar) literally translates to "lying flat" and is a metaphor for someone who is helpless and has no choice but to cry out. |
| Bosnian | The word "vikati" also means "cry" |
| Bulgarian | The verb |
| Catalan | "Crida" also means "call" in Catalan, and in this sense it is a synonym of "crid". |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 叫喊 (jiào hǎn) is a compound word consisting of 叫 (jiào), meaning "to call out", and 喊 (hǎn), meaning "to shout". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "叫喊" (yell) can also mean "to call out," "to shout," or "to roar." |
| Corsican | The word "briunà" is also used to describe a shrill noise made by an animal. |
| Croatian | The word 'vikati' can also mean 'to call out or shout' and is derived from the Proto-Slavic word 'vikati', meaning 'to scream or cry'. |
| Czech | In linguistics, "výkřik" is also used to refer to an exclamation or interjection that expresses strong emotion. |
| Danish | The word "råbe" also means "to cry" in Danish. |
| Dutch | "Schreeuwen" is derived from the Middle Dutch "schrouwen," which meant "to fear." In Flemish, it can also mean "to threaten." |
| Esperanto | "Kriado" (created) and "kriu" (creates) are related, as both imply making a noise that causes attention to be drawn to a certain matter or thing. |
| Estonian | The word "karjuma" is derived from the verb "karmama," meaning "to scream or cry out." |
| Finnish | The word "huutaa" originates from the same Proto-Finno-Ugric word as the Hungarian "kiált" and the Estonian "hüüdma" (both meaning "to shout"). |
| French | In French, |
| Frisian | The Frisian word "roppe" may share a common root with other Germanic words with similar meanings such as "rufen" (German), "roepen" (Dutch), and "rope" (English). |
| Galician | "Berra" can also be a cry made to call someone from afar, and is also used as a noun meaning "scream" in some contexts. |
| German | The German word "Schrei" can also refer to a theatrical play by Norwegian expressionist painter Edvard Munch. |
| Greek | The word "κραυγή" is derived from the Indo-European root "*ḱrewǵʰ-, *ḱrewǵʰ-", meaning "to cry, shout." |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word "ચીસો" can also refer to a "cry for help". |
| Haitian Creole | The word "rele" can also refer to a type of Haitian musical instrument consisting of a gourd and a stick. |
| Hausa | The word "yi ihu" can also mean "to cry" or "to weep". |
| Hawaiian | ʻŪʻā shares its root with the word ʻū, meaning "to grunt or murmur," indicating a guttural sound. |
| Hebrew | The Hebrew word "לִצְעוֹק" (litsa'oq) can also mean "to cry aloud" or "to wail." |
| Hindi | The word "Yell" is derived from the Middle English "yellen", meaning "to make a loud noise". In Hindi, it is also used to refer to a type of traditional folk music. |
| Hmong | The word "ntab" ("yell") is also used as a nominalizer in Hmong, creating verbs from nouns. |
| Hungarian | "Ordít" is the Hungarian word for "yell" and can also mean "howling" or "barking". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "æpa" also refers to the sound made by a dog. |
| Igbo | The Igbo word 'mkpu', commonly understood as 'to yell' or 'to shout' also conveys a sense of intensity and urgency, similar to the English expression 'to scream bloody murder'. |
| Indonesian | "Berteriak" is similar to the Minangkabau word "bataria" |
| Irish | The Irish word "yell" means not only "a loud cry" but also "a wild beast" or "a monster". |
| Italian | "Urlo" in Italian is related to Latin "ululare" (to howl) and "urlare" (to make noise) and can also refer to the sound made by wolves. |
| Japanese | The word “エール” (yell) can also mean “beer” in Japanese, deriving from the Dutch word “bier” referring to the beverage. |
| Javanese | The term 'mbengok' may also refer to the sound made by a cat or goat when they are in distress. |
| Kannada | In Kannada, "ಕೂಗು" also refers to a specific type of traditional folk music performed by shepherds during festivals. |
| Kazakh | "Айқайлау" in Kazakh also means "to cry out" or "to shout". |
| Khmer | The word "ស្រែក" ultimately derives from the Proto-Austronesian word *sa(ŋ)Rek, meaning "to call out". |
| Korean | The word "외침" can also mean "scream" or "cry" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | "Qîrîn" is also a term used to refer to a type of Kurdish folk song. |
| Kyrgyz | The Kyrgyz word "кыйкыр" is also used to denote the sound made by animals such as dogs or sheep. |
| Latin | "Clamo" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "*kel-1," also the origin of "call" in English. |
| Latvian | The word 'kliegt' is derived from the Latvian word 'kleigt', or 'to cry'. |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "šaukti" originates from the Proto-Indo-European root "*skʷēu-," meaning "to call out, shout." |
| Luxembourgish | The word "jäizen" can also mean "to shout out" or "to call out". |
| Macedonian | The Macedonian word "викај" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "vika", meaning "sound" or "cry". |
| Malagasy | The word "mivazavaza" also means "call" or "summon" in Malagasy. |
| Malay | "Menjerit" is derived from the Malay word "jerit," meaning "scream" or "shriek"} |
| Malayalam | The word 'അലറുക' (yell) in Malayalam is derived from the Proto-Dravidian root *al- 'to cry out'. |
| Maltese | The word "għajjat" can also mean "to scream" or "to cry out". |
| Maori | "Hamama" can also mean "to make a loud noise" or "to make a fuss." |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "ओरडणे" (yell) also means "to order" or "to command". |
| Mongolian | The word "хашгирах" can also mean "to make a sound" or "to shout". |
| Nepali | The Nepali word 'चिच्याउनु' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'चीत्' (chit), meaning 'to cry or make a sound'. |
| Norwegian | The word "hyle" in Norwegian is etymologically related to the Proto-Germanic word "*hulinan", meaning "to howl". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | "Kufuula" derives from "fuula," meaning "shout" or "call out," and is related to words like "fuwu" ("cry") and "fulafuu" ("sound of wind"). |
| Persian | In Middle Persian, the equivalent word “firya” originally meant “to call upon”. |
| Polish | The Polish word "krzyk" is derived from the Proto-Slavic word *krikъ, which also meant "yell" or "shout". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "grito" can also mean "scream", "outcry", or "protest". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਚੀਕਣਾ" can also mean "to scream" or "to cry out in pain" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "strigăt" also means "lament" or "cry" in the sense of a ritual mourning song. |
| Russian | "Кричать" is cognate with "cry" and can also mean "to call out or summon". |
| Samoan | In addition to its use as an imperative for "yell," "ee" can serve in the conditional aspect, with the sense "if." |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word "yell" can also mean "to make a loud noise" or "a loud noise". |
| Serbian | The word "викати" (yell) is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "*vikati", which also means "to call" or "to summon". |
| Sesotho | In Sesotho, the word "hoeletsa" also describes the cry of a large bird. |
| Shona | The word "kudanidzira" can also mean "to shout" or "to make a loud noise." |
| Sindhi | The word "رڙ ڪريو" can also mean "to shout" or "to make a loud noise." |
| Slovak | "Kričať" is a verb in Slovak meaning "to yell". It is derived from the Proto-Slavic verb *kričati, which meant "to shout". |
| Slovenian | The word 'vpiti' has the same derivation as 'vpet', which means 'to scream into a funnel'. |
| Somali | In the Maay language, it means “to cry”. |
| Spanish | "Grito" can also refer to a cry for independence in Spanish-speaking countries |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "ngagorowok" also means "to shout" or "to make a loud noise." |
| Swahili | In Kiyao, "kelele" means "voice". |
| Swedish | In Swedish, the word "skrik" not only means "yell," but also refers to the famous painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word “sumigaw ka” can also indicate that one's voice is loud. |
| Tajik | The word "дод занед" is also used as a noun, meaning "a cry for help". |
| Tamil | The word 'கத்தவும்' can also mean to "cry out" or "make a loud noise" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | In addition to its literal meaning, "అరుస్తూ" can also figuratively mean "to clamor" or "to vociferate". |
| Thai | The word "ตะโกน" can also mean "to shout" or "to call out". |
| Turkish | Bağırmak may also mean to bark (for dogs), to honk (for cars), or to roar (for lions). |
| Ukrainian | "Кричати" originates from Proto-Slavic "*krъkati" and shares etymology with "screak" and "creek". |
| Urdu | The word "چیخنا" can also mean "to scream" or "to cry out". |
| Uzbek | The word "baqirmoq" is cognate with the Persian word "bāqir" meaning "loudspeaker". It can also refer to shouting, screaming, or crying. |
| Vietnamese | The word "la lên" can also mean "to pray" in certain contexts. |
| Welsh | Ie is derived from the Middle Welsh word 'ieu' meaning 'outcry', 'shout' or 'cry'. |
| Xhosa | The term 'khwaza' is also employed in Zulu, and is thought to be onomatopoeic. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "שרייַען" is borrowed from Middle High German "schrīen" and its ultimate origin is likely the Proto-Indo-European root "*krī-" meaning "to shout" or "to scream". |
| Yoruba | It shares its roots with "pari-wo," meaning "to tear or burst out". |
| Zulu | The word "memeza" in Zulu also means "to call out" or "to summon". |
| English | "Yell" derives from Old Norse "gjalla," "to sound loudly," related to "gal," meaning "to sing." |